Last Updated 13 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The goal to achieve 20,000km of national road network from the current 14,000km is set to remain a thing in the future following what the Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet secretary,Michael Kamau terms as under-funding by the Treasury.
“Owing to the colossal amounts required for road construction viz a viz the allocation received and the burden of the ongoing projects, the following projects, among others with ready designs, will not be taken on board,” said Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet secretary Michael Kamau.
The Treasury had allocated the ministry only Sh53.9 billion as opposed to the required Sh97.3 billion. Out of the Sh53.9 billion allocated,Sh20 billion is said to go towards settling pending bills while Sh13 billion would be diverted to the repair of roads recently washed away by heavy rains, cutting further on spending on the new projects.
Among the projects affected are; Kisumu Northern bypass (9km), Mbita-Karangu-Masala (102km), Likoni-Shelly Beach-Vanga (128Km), Kapenguria-Kanyao (83Km) and Baricho,Sigiri bridges, Narok-Northern Tanzania (185 km), Mukuyu-Kisii-Ahero (145km), Eldoret-Kapsabet-Chevakali (95km), Kisian-Busia (104km), Kanyoonyo-Embu (82km) and Iten-Nyaru (52km) roads.
The projects will not kick off this financial year. However, other projects with funders already will proceed as planned. They include the National Urban Transport Improvement Project funded by International Development Association (IDA) to the tune of Sh3 billion and a government component of Sh20 million, the Mombasa Port Area Roads Development Project (Dongo Kundu) funded by JICA at Sh1 billion, the Sh2.4 billion EU funded Merrille-Marsabit road, and the Sh1.25 billion Nuno-Modogashe road.
Other projects that the ministry will commence construction which are fully funded by the government are the Kibwezi-Kitui, Thua Bridge, and Magumu-Njambini, each costing Sh100 million, and the Rumuruti-Maralal road which will cost Sh300 million.
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