President William Ruto has inspected the 84-kilometre Kenol–Sagana–Marua Road Project, which the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) says is now 93 per cent complete.
The project forms part of the Great North Road corridor and is being upgraded into a dual carriageway intended to accommodate high traffic volumes, improve regional connectivity and enhance road safety.
According to KeNHA, the upgraded road has been engineered to withstand diverse weather conditions and deliver long-term durability.
Kenol–Sagana–Marua Highway project / KeNHAIn addition to easing transport and logistics, the project features several social and economic amenities, including a trauma centre in Sagana, modern roadside markets, sanitary facilities, motorcycle sheds, improved local access roads and tree-planting initiatives aimed at supporting environmental sustainability.
The Kenol–Sagana–Marua Highway project is part of the Kenyan section of the Trans-Africa Highway.
The road passes through Nairobi and extends to Moyale, linking the capital to the agriculturally and commercially rich Mount Kenya region, and onward to Ethiopia via the Moyale border.
Once complete, the project is expected to enhance the movement of goods, services and people between counties in Central and Eastern Kenya, improve connectivity with Nairobi, and strengthen regional trade links with Ethiopia.
The project involves dualling 84 kilometres of the Kenol–Sagana–Marua road, including the construction of grade-separated junctions, road safety interventions and complementary social initiatives.
The total cost of the project is EUR 257.68 million, co-financed by the African Development Bank Group (69 per cent), the Africa Growing Together Fund (12 per cent) and the Government of Kenya (19 per cent).
Kenol–Sagana–Marua Highway project / KeNHA
President William Ruto greets leaders when he supervised the Kenol–Sagana–Marua Highway project / KeNHA
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