List of All Highways KeNHA Plans to Build or Upgrade By 2027

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) plans to spend a total of Ksh394 billion over the next four years building new highways and repairing several roads that fall within its mandate. 

This is according to the authority’s strategic plan for 2023-2027 which has concluded the public participation phase. 

Among major highways that will take up a chunk of the 394 billion is the 462-kilometre Nairobi-Mombasa dual carriage, which will receive a budget of Ksh25 billion during the five-year period. 

The project is expected to be undertaken in a public-private partnership and will receive its first funding in 2026. 

The Rironi-Nakuru- Mau Summit highway will receive Ksh35 billion within the five-year period, with the first Ksh 5 billion being budgeted for the financial year starting 2025. The road will be build through a public-private partnership. 

KeNHA’s strategic report shows that the government plans to make the final payment for dualling the 84-kilometre stretch from Sagana to Marwa in the current financial year (2023-2024).

The project started in 2020 and was funded by the government in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB). In November, a Chinese contractor paused construction for 3 weeks over a delay in disbursement of a Ksh900 million payment. 

The strategic report shows that the Mau Mau road network which connects a number of Mt Kenya countries including Nyeri, Nyandarua, Murangá, and Kiambu will also be prioritised within five-year period. KeNHA indicated that the roads, alongside others in the Lake Victoria basin will improve access of agricultural inputs to market centres. 

“Construction has also been prioritised for Mau Mau roads, Chemelil - Awasi – Katito, Sagana – Marua, Thika – Magumu, and Isebania - Kisii - Ahero roads that link agricultural zones to markets and source of farm inputs enhancing the agricultural value chain. The development of the Lake Victoria Ring roads will support the aquaculture, the food crop value chain and tourism,” the report reads in part. 

Here is a list of the 37 new highways that KeNHA plans to build before 2027: 

1. Maralal – Baragoi Road - 101 Kilometres
2. Baragoi - North Horr Road - 211 Kilometres
3. Lamu- Ijara - Garissa - 257 Kilometres
4. Garissa - Isiolo - 150 Kilometres
5. Isiolo- Nginyang - 112 Kilometres
6. Nginyang - Lokori - Lokichar - 50 Kilometres
7. Barpello - Tot Junction - 31 Kilometres
8. Tot Junction - Chesogon - Kopasi River - 23 Kilometres
9. Kopasi River - Marichpass - 28 Kilometres
10. Isiolo - Kula- Mawe - 77 Kilometres
11. Kula - Mawe - Modogashe - 143 Kilometres
12. Modogashe - Samatar - 70 Kilometres
13. Samatar - Wajir - 87 Kilometres
14. Wajir - Kotulo - 123 Kilometres
15. Kutulo - Elwak - 64 Kilometres
16. Elwak - Rhamu - 143 Kilometres
17. Rhamu - Mandera - 72 Kilometres
18. Mwache - Mteza - 9 Kilometres
19. Marsabit- Segel - 23 Kilometres
20. Segel - Maikona - 75 Kilometres
21. Gwa Kungu-Junct 463-Mutara-Nyanyuki - 125 Kilometres
22. Kwale - Kinango - 27 Kilometres
23. Homabay - Nygwethe - 72 Kilometres
24. Nyagwethe - Muhuru Bay - 71 Kilometres
25. Katulani-Kavisuni-Wote and Construction Supervision of Wikililye – Katulani (B61) Road and Spur Roads Project - 100 Kilometres
26. Bumala - Nyamonye - 96 Kilometres
27. Kibwezi - Mutomo - Kitui -Migwani - Mbondoni (Jn A3) - 225 Kilometres
28. Mau Mau Road Lot1A: Kiambu - (Gataka-Iria Ini - Kagaa-Matimbei-Kamahindu & Spur rds) - 105 Kilometres
29. Mau Mau Road Lot1B: Kiambu (Kamahindu-Gatamaiyu-Nduriri-Nyanduma-Wangui - Mataara-Gatakaini & other spur roads) - 112 Kilometres
30. Mau Mau Road Lot2 – Murang’a (Mairi-Kinyona-Mununga-Ichici-Tuthu-Wanjerere-Kagongo -Kairo) - 154 Kilometres
31. Mau Mau Road Lot3: Nyeri (Kairo-Kabebero-Munyange-Gituiga-Ihithe -Miagayuini-Ihururu-Nyarugumu-Njengu & other spur roads) - 109 Kilometres
32. Ihithe Ndunyu Njery - 97.8 Kilometres
33. Kinyona - Gatura - Njabini - 68 Kilometres
34. Jnct A8 Ngeria - Jnct A8 C618 Plateau (C642) Road - 100 Kilometres
35. Turbo - Baraton - Kisawai - Endebes (B123) Road - 75 Kilometres
36. North Horr - Maikona - 100 Kilometres
37. Chemelil - Awasi - Katito - 55 Kilometres

There are the 20 roads that will be expanded in the period ending June 2028

1. Kisumu Boys - Mamboleo - 4.7 Kilometres
2. Kenol Sagana - 48 Kilometres
3. Sagana – Marua - 36 Kilometres
4. Dualling of Magongo Road - 4 Kilometres
5. Kwa Jomvu-Mariakani - 34 Kilometres
6. Dualling of Athi River - Machakos Turnoff - 21 Kilometres
7. Mombasa - Mtwapa - 13.5 Kilometres
8. Ahero Junction - Kisumu - Kisian - 35 Kilometres
9. Dualling of Eldoret Town - 20 Kilometres
10. Bomas - Ongata Rongai - Kiserian - Kona Baridi - 25 Kilometres
11. Dualling Meru Town Roads - 9 Kilometres
12. Dualling Muthaiga - Kiambu - 25 Kilometres
13. Kiminini Town Service Lane along Kiminini Town Highway - 10 Kilometres
14. Isinya - Konza - 58 Kilometres
15. Outer Ring Jcn- Kamulu- Komarock - 43 Kilometres
16. Rironi - Nakuru - Mau Summit - 176 Kilometres
17. Mau Summit - Malaba - 238 Kilometres
18. Nairobi - Mombasa - 462 Kilometres
19. Illassit – Njukini - Taveta - 67 Kilometres
20. Modogashe – Habaswen – Wajir and Rhamu - Mandera - 143 Kilometres

List of 17 major roads that KeNHA will Repair between within the same 5-year period: 

1. Isebania - Kisii - 184 Kilometres
2. Kisii - Ahero - 189 Kilometres
3. Lesseru (Maili Tisa) – Kitale - 64 Kilometres
4. Kitale – Morpus - 75 Kilometres
5. Morpus – Marich pass - 29 Kilometres
6. Marich pass – Lokichar - 115 Kilometres
7. Mwapa - Kwa Kadzengo - Kilifi - 40 Kilometres
8. Kilifi - Malindi - 56 Kilometres
9. Kisian - Busia - 101 Kilometres
10. Mamboleo Jcn - Miwani - 40 Kilometres
11. Miwani - Chemelil - 43 Kilometres
12. Chemelil - Muhoroni - Kipsitet - 44 Kilometres
13. Nakuru - Loruk - 105 Kilometres
14. Uplands - Githunguri - 47 Kilometres
15. Thika - Magumu Road - 68 Kilometres
16. Kenyatta Road - 21 Kilometres
17. Thika - Mwingi - Garissa - Madogo - 324 Kilometres

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