Ichaweri in Kiambu County to benefit from Sh11bn road project

Ichaweri(Kenyatta's home village) in Kiambu County to benefit from Sh11bn road project

MONDAY JULY 27 2020

    

An aerial view of Waiyaki Way-Red Hill link Road, which has reduced travel time between Ruaka, Kiambu and Waiyaki Way. Ichaweri in Kiambu County is set to benefit from an Sh11 billion road project. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Summary

• The road runs from Kiambu Road through Kirigiti, Ngewa, Ichaweri, Gatundu and Mang’u to Thika Road, according to KeNHA.

• This will make it the biggest road project in Gatundu since President Kenyatta came to power in 2013. He won a second and final five-year term that ends in August 2022.

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By JAMES KARIUKI

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President Uhuru Kenyatta’s village, Ichaweri, is set to benefit from an Sh11 billion project that will upgrade sections of the highway that connects Kiambu and Thika roads into a dual carriageway.

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has started design work on the 62-kilometre road that is set for completion by June 2022 — two months before the end of Mr Kenyatta’s second and final term.

The road runs from Kiambu Road through Kirigiti, Ngewa, Ichaweri, Gatundu and Mang’u to Thika Road, according to KeNHA.

Ichaweri, a small village on Kenyatta Road in Gatundu South, is the rural home of two of Kenya’s presidents — the incumbent and his father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

ENGINEERING DESIGN

“The government has earmarked funds through the development vote for use in engaging the consultancy services to undertake preliminary and detailed engineering design, environmental and social impact study, preliminary and detailed engineering design of Kiambu – Ngewa –Kibichoi (B30) Road,” says an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report seeking approval of the project.