This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
On June 18, 2020, the Government announced plans to upgrade 31 kilometers of roads in Thika Town constituency at a cost of KES 1.7 billion.
Of this amount, KES 1 billion will be used to tarmac 18 kilometers of the Gatuanyaga-Munyu-Kang'oki road in Thika East, which has been in a deplorable state for a long time.
Additionally, 13 kilometers of access roads within Thika CBD will be re-carpeted at a cost of KES 700 million. These roads include Commercial, Cross, General Kago, Haile Selassie, Harry Thuku, Kenyatta Highway, Kwame Nkrumah, Magoko, Bull, and Mama Ngina, among others.
Engineer Chris Nzioka from the Planning Department, Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA), stated that tenders have already been floated for the project, and site appreciation has been completed. However, they are waiting for surveys and designs before commencing tarmacking works.
Thika MP Patrick Wainaina, who accompanied the team, emphasized that the infrastructure upgrade will ease movement within the constituency and reduce the cost of doing business.
“The tarmacking of roads would ease mobility within Thika CBD, which is essential for traders and investors. It would reduce the cost of doing business given that the town is majorly industrial,” said Wainaina.
