This archive report was first published on 22 August 2019.
Published on August 22, 2019, the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) has announced plans to construct Nairobi's longest flyover, a Sh10 billion project that will displace hundreds of traders at Wakulima Market.
The 700-metre bridge, which will run over the Nairobi Railway Station between Industrial Area and the city centre, is expected to be financed by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) as a loan.
According to Kura's acting director in charge of planning and urban roads development, Daniel Muchiri, the contractor responsible for the project will also be tasked with constructing a new market for the relocated traders.
"We are currently in talks with the Railway Pension Scheme to secure the land where we will relocate the traders," Muchiri said.
The project, which is expected to be completed within two years, has been in the works since 2016, with a study establishing that a section of the flyover would be built on land currently occupied by Wakulima Market.
