This archive report was first published on 10 October 2019.
Published on October 10, 2019, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is under the spotlight for the unclear fate of Sh800 million footbridges that were supposed to be installed on a highway.
The project, which has been stalled for over two years, involves the construction of four footbridges that were initially planned to be completed in August 2017.
KeNHA Director General Peter Mundinia had earlier told The Nation in July that the structures were being shipped from China for installation by August, but he has since declined to comment on the project's status.
Efforts to reach Mundinia were unsuccessful, with automated texts promising to 'call later' being sent in response to calls and texts.
Earlier, Mundinia had maintained that the plan to weld the metals in China was a cheaper and faster option, and he had even sent a team of officials to China in July to inspect the structures before they were shipped into the country.
However, an official within the Transport ministry has raised concerns that there may never have been a procurement to weld the bridges in China in the first place, generating heat within the ministry and prompting investigative agencies to ask KeNHA hard questions.
