It was definitely a pleasure driving on this stretch of road. It was well marked, had passing lanes, and the bumps were well marked. Our maintenance culture is very poor and a year from now some of those features will be gone and probably a few pot holes will materialize. I write this in view of what I saw of the older parts of the Nakuru-Nairobi road (especially from Naivasha into Nairobi). The lane markings have long disappeared and no one seems to be in a hurry to re-mark them. However there were very few potholes until you got closer to Nairobi, especially on Waiyaki way. This road is heavily used by many heavy trucks. The Mombasa-Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret-Malaba road certainly needs to be a dual carriageway.

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It was definitely a pleasure driving on this stretch of road. It was well marked, had passing lanes, and the bumps were well marked. Our maintenance culture is very poor and a year from now some of those features will be gone and probably a few pot holes will materialize. I write this in view of what I saw of the older parts of the Nakuru-Nairobi road (especially from Naivasha into Nairobi). The lane markings have long disappeared and no one seems to be in a hurry to re-mark them. However there were very few potholes until you got closer to Nairobi, especially on Waiyaki way. This road is heavily used by many heavy trucks. The Mombasa-Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret-Malaba road certainly needs to be a dual carriageway.

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Good choice of music to drive to!so relaxing.

What i think should be done is,our Railway line should be thoroughly overhauled,and fast electric trains introduced for goods transportation.this will reduce the need to have soo many trucks on the road.

Having this road made into a dual carriageway all the way from Mombasa to Malaba is just too costly.It will indeed run into billions of dollars.Overhauling the railway line and upgrading the trains will be much cheaper.

But the Nairobi-Nakuru section can be made a dual carriageway since it is the busiest stretch.It's only 157 KMs.Therefore it is doable.

The Speaker of the House, Marende, made some very good remarks when parliament reconvened, and it had to do with infrastructure. A robust railway system and an expanded road network are not mutually exclusive. The two work in tandem to enhance economic development. Building a dual carriage way (an inevitability) now will be less expensive than doing so in the future. What we have now is obsolete given the expanding population, not only in Kenya but also within the other countries (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and now Southern Sudan) that our roads serve. With an increasing population, which means a growing middle class, there will be more vehicles be they trucks or personal cars. An enhanced railway network is also a must, but goods find their way to their final destinations via roads.

Good choice of music to drive to!so relaxing.

What i think should be done is,our Railway line should be thoroughly overhauled,and fast electric trains introduced for goods transportation.this will reduce the need to have soo many trucks on the road.

Having this road made into a dual carriageway all the way from Mombasa to Malaba is just too costly.It will indeed run into billions of dollars.Overhauling the railway line and upgrading the trains will be much cheaper.

But the Nairobi-Nakuru section can be made a dual carriageway since it is the busiest stretch.It's only 157 KMs.Therefore it is doable.

The reconstruction of timboroa-eldoret-webuye-malaba has started.the contract has been awarded 2 hyoung n is expected to b done after one year.according 2 locals here the section btn eldoret-webuye is going 2 be a dual carriage but one thing am hpy about this project is that it will involve construction of a bypass in eldoret.

there is supposed to be a very fancy interchange at mau summit according to this report http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/02/26/000333038_20110226060612/Rendered/PDF/E26900v70P12411or0Four0Interchanges.pdf
is that the situation on the ground? anyone?

there is supposed to be a very fancy interchange at mau summit according to this report http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/02/26/000333038_20110226060612/Rendered/PDF/E26900v70P12411or0Four0Interchanges.pdf
is that the situation on the ground? anyone?

From the pictures on the pdf it looks like a simple interchange to me.Similar to the one at Naivasha on the Nairobi-nakuru highway.On the ground,there is nothing so far to indicate the interchange since the project is still in its infancy.

From the pictures on the pdf it looks like a simple interchange to me.Similar to the one at Naivasha on the Nairobi-nakuru highway.On the ground,there is nothing so far to indicate the interchange since the project is still in its infancy.

Right. The only difference is that some of those sections look like dual carriageways to me.

Thank you for posting that document. One wonders why these projects were not thought of and incoporated in the earlier plans?

there is supposed to be a very fancy interchange at mau summit according to this report http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/02/26/000333038_20110226060612/Rendered/PDF/E26900v70P12411or0Four0Interchanges.pdf
is that the situation on the ground? anyone?

Thank you for posting that document. One wonders why these projects were not thought of and incoporated in the earlier plans?


I guess it's like planning to build a house with certain features when u r short of cash then some time after that you get the money to do it. But these are projects of huge costs, so there should have been better planning. Still they are a great addition to the roads. I have not seen the one for Kisumu bypass or is that part of the Kisumu kakamega one. I thought it would be on this project?

I guess it's like planning to build a house with certain features when u r short of cash then some time after that you get the money to do it. But these are projects of huge costs, so there should have been better planning. Still they are a great addition to the roads. I have not seen the one for Kisumu bypass or is that part of the Kisumu kakamega one. I thought it would be on this project?

The Kisumu-Kakamega one is part of the Western corridor project. This one is the Northern corridor.

The Kisumu-Kakamega one is part of the Western corridor project. This one is the Northern corridor.


Thanks a million Kenguy, but I think I've read somewhere that the Northern corridor actually goes up to Busia and include some roads in Kisumu plus an interchange/flyover on the Kisumu by-pass and the Kisumu-Kakamega road. So you mean this structure is on the Kisumu-Kakamega project? I've also read that the Kisumu-kakamega road will have an interchange at Mamboleo or around there, is this also true?

.On the ground,there is nothing so far to indicate the interchange since the project is still in its infancy.
Infancy? And kenha website says its 80% done! Are they playing smart with us?

Infancy? And kenha website says its 80% done! Are they playing smart with us?

I would say about 40% done.But certainly not 80%,

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Thanks a million Kenguy, but I think I've read somewhere that the Northern corridor actually goes up to Busia and include some roads in Kisumu plus an interchange/flyover on the Kisumu by-pass and the Kisumu-Kakamega road. So you mean this structure is on the Kisumu-Kakamega project? I've also read that the Kisumu-kakamega road will have an interchange at Mamboleo or around there, is this also true?

That's true.

Has the tender for the section from Timboroa to Eldoret been issued and if so has construction started?

I think they should build a road just for trucks because they damage the roads with their heavy axles it would just be a two lane with enforced speed limits and rest areas for the drivers and they should be atleast traffic cops on watch for speeders and overtakers etc system works well in europe and usa

The Mau-Summit - Nakuru stretch was completed sometime in 2010. I went by this road in early 2011 and it was wonderful. Forward to February 2012. I was shocked to find a diversion when I went by late last month. Upon inquiring from the workers on the road as to why the diversion, I was told that the stretch ahead (and it was a fairly long one) was being redone. Those responsible for the diversion did not even bother to water down the dusty diversion; it was the worst case of dust I have ever encountered. Why is this stretch being redone? Is it a case of another shoddy job?


I think they should build a road just for trucks because they damage the roads with their heavy axles it would just be a two lane with enforced speed limits and rest areas for the drivers and they should be atleast traffic cops on watch for speeders and overtakers etc system works well in europe and usa

The Mau-Summit - Nakuru stretch was completed sometime in 2010. I went by this road in early 2011 and it was wonderful. Forward to February 2012. I was shocked to find a diversion when I went by late last month. Upon inquiring from the workers on the road as to why the diversion, I was told that the stretch ahead (and it was a fairly long one) was being redone. Those responsible for the diversion did not even bother to water down the dusty diversion; it was the worst case of dust I have ever encountered. Why is this stretch being redone? Is it a case of another shoddy job?

@Jaribu, your observations spot on: that diversion is a death trap, with the massive dust bowls. I developed serious flu after passing there 2 weeks ago. Nowadays on my Kisumu trips I simply use the Narok-Bomet-Kaplong-Kapsoit road, much better if you ask me.

As for the contractor, that road is one of the best in the country. But apparently KeNHA did not tell him that some of our trucks (especially the ones heading to Burundi and Uganda) carry on average 105 tonnes! On the climbing lanes because of the consolidated forces of gravity and overloading the road became rutted and decomposed under the massive pressure: so, it is now being redone (I imagine at our own cost!)

Arzedu,
On my trip from Nairobi to Muhoroni I took the Mahi Mahiu-Narok-Kaplong-Kericho route after being warned that the Mau-Summit - Kericho road was a disaster. The only reason I took the Mau-Summit - Nakuru road on the return journey was because a cousin convinced me that the Fort Ternan - Londiani road was in good shape and much shorter. I now know that though the road is in deed shorter, it's rougher and the entire trip took just as long as it took me to travel through Narok. I would rather travel a longer distance in relative comfort than a shorter dusty and bumpy one. The Mahi Mahiu - Narok road is in deed one of the best roads I have encountered, except for what I considered to be way too many bumps. What's up with those dirt bumps in Bomet county? I will be one happy camper when the Chinese finish working on the Londiani-Fortenan road. It will cut my trip home by more than an hour. They seem to be making good progress. Even though the road is now rough, because of them it's more motorable than it's been in decades. I was able to see places that I last saw in the seventies. One thing is certain: Kenya is a very lovely country. Now let's start planting more trees and return much of it to a prestine past. Thank you for the explanation on the dusty diversion. It's a rough stretch especially if you end up behind other vehicles. It a certain point we were travelling at below 20Kph because of visibility. Fortunately the diversion is mostly a one-way affair.


@Jaribu, your observations spot on: that diversion is a death trap, with the massive dust bowls. I developed serious flu after passing there 2 weeks ago. Nowadays on my Kisumu trips I simply use the Narok-Bomet-Kaplong-Kapsoit road, much better if you ask me.

As for the contractor, that road is one of the best in the country. But apparently KeNHA did not tell him that some of our trucks (especially the ones heading to Burundi and Uganda) carry on average 105 tonnes! On the climbing lanes because of the consolidated forces of gravity and overloading the road became rutted and decomposed under the massive pressure: so, it is now being redone (I imagine at our own cost!)

The Section getting rutted is simply as a result of failure of the road materials and thus has to be redone since contractors are usually given a time period whereby the road is not supposed to fail in any way either by potholes or getting rutted

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Nakuru -Kisumu road through time lapse camera

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A section of the Naivasha-Nairobi highway that was damaged by flash floods at Kayole Bridge.

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Naivasha, Kenya: The Ministry of Roads has banned heavy vehicles from using the Nairobi-Nakuru highway after a section of a bridge near Naivasha town was washed away by floods.

This came as senior government officers led by the PS in the Ministry Engineer Michael Kamau visited the bridge in Kayole estate to access the damage.


The road was washed off by flash floods that hit the lakeside town following heavy rains in the town and in the nearby Nyandarua area.

The floods paralysed business in the town washing away farm produce, livestock and flooding homes with Kihoto and Lakeview estates being the most affected.

During the incident, students from St Xavier Secondary School had to be evacuated while property worth thousand of shillings was destroyed in the nearby Upendo village.


Addressing the press, the PS said that a contractor had been identified and works to repair the bridge would start immediately.

He attributed the damage to a burst dam in the area adding that one lane of the highway would be open for small vehicles while heavy vehicles should use the Mai Mahiu road.

“The damage was caused by flash floods and we have a contractor on site who will embark on repairs,” he said.


Kamau added that rains had caused havoc in the country saying many roads had been affected.

He further said that the government had released Sh500m to the Kenya National Highways Authority for emergency purposes.

Naivasha MP John Kihagi said rains had caused a lot of damage in Naivasha town and called on the ministry to assist in repairs.

“We thank the ministry for the quick response but we are concerned by the damages done on the road system in the town,” he said.

On their part, area residents attributed the damages in the town to poor drainage and called on the county government to address it urgently.

According to a trader Alice Ndung’u, many shops and homes had been flooded with residents counting losses running into thousand of shillings.

“The biggest challenge facing Naivasha is drainage and we fear that we might loose more as the rains continue,” she said.

During the floods that mainly affected Kenyatta Avenue, tens of people were stranded on both sides as they waited for the waters to subside.

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000081233&story_title=Kenya-Heavy-trucks-banned-from-using-Nakuru-Nairobi-highway

Huge storm drains should be built in all towns to avoid such disasters. Imagine if a truck or even a small car had fallen off the bridge and the economic loss to the town due to flooding.

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Tenders from KenHA are out for the construction of three interchanges on the A104 in Nakuru.

Interchanges to be located at the Nyahururu turnoff, Njoro turnoff and Mau summit.

Tenders from KenHA are out for the construction of three interchanges on the A104 in Nakuru.

Interchanges to be located at the Nyahururu turnoff, Njoro turnoff and Mau summit.

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But Nakuru needs interchanges in town more than that far away from town but am sure they are trying to avoid a situation like at city cabanas and at James Gichuru:):)