This archive report was first published on 5 January 2022.
Published on January 5, 2022, the Sh8.6 billion Kisii-Migori road project is a testament to President Uhuru Kenyatta's legacy projects. The road, which is 85 per cent complete, is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
According to James Mageto, the project's resident engineer, the interchange at the Kisii-Migori border will be unique and the first of its kind in East Africa. The interchange will feature an underpass and a roundabout, making it a game-changer for the region.
Mageto also revealed that several access roads have been constructed as requested by governors James Ongwae (Kisii) and Cyprian Awiti (Homa Bay). These roads include the Nyamataro-Draja Mbili, Nyambera-Nyatieko, Suneka-Rangwe, and Nyachenge-Tabaka-Riosiri-Ogembo.
Notably, a request by the Kisii County Government to have a dual carriageway from Suneka to Daraja Mbili and Daraja Mbili to Kisii Hotel has been approved by the funding agency. Daraja Mbili will also have an interchange less than three kilometres from the Kisii-Migori junction underpass.
According to Governor Ongwae, the population of Lake Victoria Basin is over four million, and up to two million people rely on the Isebania-Kisii-Ahero road and the associated feeder roads for transportation. The access roads are a game-changer, and Kisii is a business hub that requires road expansion programmes.
