The government argues this is a ‘small price to pay for the greater good for the 27km stretch, whose construction will ensure “seamless flow of traffic” among other economic benefits.
People using Mombasa Road and Uhuru Highway and those from Waiyaki Way will be the most affected. This means lost productivity and time.
The 27-km Nairobi expressway construction along Mombasa Road is expected to be completed by December 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Mombasa Road plays host to scores of industries and offers access to the larger Industrial Area, which houses key firms in the manufacturing and logistics business.
According to the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, traffic gridlocks cost the capital’s economy almost Sh110 billion ($1 billion) a year in lost productivity.
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City Cabanas hotel located at the junction of Airport North Road and Mombasa Road in Nairobi. [Courtesy]
National Lands Commission (NLC) yesterday held a crisis meeting over the controversial payout of Sh1.5 billion to the owner of a city hotel as compensation for compulsory acquisition of land for construction of the Nairobi Expressway.
The payment was done despite the High Court barring NLC from transacting over the land until a case in court is determined.
On December 11, last year, the High Court in Nairobi gave an injunction for payment of the cash to Rose Njeri Macharia, the proprietor of City Cabanas and Cabanas park until the land dispute with Simandi Investments Limited was determined.
Other projects include the Ndarugu River-Mangu (Bob Harris road), Gatukuyu-Mataara, Gatundu-Munyu-ini (Ituramiro), Thika-Magumu and secondary highway from Wamwangi-Ichaweri-Mangu.
President Kenyatta inspected the 84 km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway accompanied by Transport CS James Macharia [CS James Macharia: Twitter]
Gatundu North MP Anne Kibe also called for construction of the Gatukuyu-Makwa-Ngorongo road.
On March 1, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) pondered constructing an elevated road in Karatina town, a highway that costs Sh33 billion.
In a public participation forum at Karatina Stadium, the agency said the project would involve the construction of a viaduct over the present road.
A viaduct is an extended bridge-like structure, carrying a road or railway across a valley or other low ground.
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Govt Buys Iconic City Cabanas Club for Ksh1.5 Billion
President Uhuru Kenyatta toasting
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The government has finished the compulsory acquisition of the famous City Cabanas along Mombasa Road at a cost of Ksh1.5 billion in a transaction that has been termed as controversial.
Hotel owner Rosaline Njeri Macharia was paid the money by the National Lands Commission on behalf of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).
According to the transfer documents, the money was paid in installments of Ksh1 billion, Ksh522.3 million and Ksh25 million to the businesswoman s accounts.
Entrance to the famous City Cabanas Hotel in Nairobi
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