NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 13 – President William Ruto has pledged to dual the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, saying the government will move ahead with the long-awaited expansion of the country’s busiest transport corridor within the next year.
Ruto said his administration had already developed a plan for the project and would soon communicate details of how it intends to undertake the multibillion-shilling infrastructure investment.
Speaking in Mombasa, the President urged Kenyans to be patient as the government finalises arrangements for the expansion, which is expected to transform transport along the 461-kilometre highway.
“We are going to dual the road from Mombasa to Nairobi. We must do it, and we are going to do it within the next one year,” he said.
He added: “So relax,We will . That’s how to transform a nation, my friends. That’s how a nation is transformed.”
The proposed expansion seeks to upgrade the existing predominantly two-lane highway into a four-lane dual carriageway, with separate lanes for traffic travelling in opposite directions.
The Nairobi-Mombasa highway is a critical economic artery, linking the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi and serving as a major transit route for cargo destined for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
However, the road has for years faced congestion, frequent accidents and delays, particularly involving heavy commercial trucks transporting cargo…
