Transport Cabinet Secretary David Chirchir says the expanded Rironi-Naivasha section of the wider Rironi-Mau Summit highway will be fully dualled by October 30, 2026, allowing motorists to use the upgraded road.

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Speaking on Wednesday, September 9, Chirchir said works on the section were at an advanced stage and would be completed within the next one and a half months.

“By October 30 this year, from Rironi to Naivasha, we will have completed the dualling, and people will be able to pass smoothly. There will be no more traffic on that route,” Chirchir said.

Once the Rironi-Naivasha section is completed, Chirchir said the government will proceed with the expansion of the highway from Gilgil towards Nakuru and eventually to Mau Summit.

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“In the next one and a half months, it will be dualled, and then from there we will proceed to Nakuru,” Chirchir added.

Chirchir also pointed to progress at the Kamandura section near Rironi, which he described as one of the most difficult parts of the route.

“There in Rironi, a place called Kamandura, it was impassable, and it was a very complex place, but we have now transformed the place,” he said.

Chirchir’s announcement, however, appears to bring forward the timeline previously given by the contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).

Earlier projections by CRBC indicated that the Rironi-Mai Mahiu-Naivasha section of the wider Rironi-Mau Summit highway would be completed by December 2026.

The contractor noted that the construction of the wider 175-kilometre Rironi-Mau Summit highway is currently progressing, with works concentrated on earthworks and major structures.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke