{"id":103380,"date":"2024-11-26T10:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/sakaja-nairobi-roads-rehabilitation-kicks-off-as-kura-advertises-tenders\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T10:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:04:09","slug":"sakaja-nairobi-roads-rehabilitation-kicks-off-as-kura-advertises-tenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/sakaja-nairobi-roads-rehabilitation-kicks-off-as-kura-advertises-tenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakaja: Nairobi Roads Rehabilitation Kicks Off as KURA Advertises Tenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 26 \u2013 Rehabilitation of infrastructure in Nairobi County has begun following the issuance of tenders by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This initiative aligns with President William Ruto\u2019s recent commitment to enhance the road infrastructure of Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows President Ruto\u2019s meeting with various national government agencies and the Nairobi City County Government to rehabilitate roads.<\/p>\n<p>One of the roads in KURA\u2019s notice outlines plans to rehabilitate the Savannah-Stage 17 Bridge Road, which the President promised during a church service in Soweto. <\/p>\n<p>Other roads in KURA\u2019s tender notice include Jogoo Road and Landhies Road. The tender documents are now accessible on the Public Procurement Information Portal and KURA\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<p>Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson, while confirming the workload ahead for road rehabilitation, emphasized the county\u2019s commitment to spearheading improvements in various areas. <\/p>\n<p>He noted that work on various roads across the city would start in December and would be rolled out in three phases.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also stated that works in the CBD and various parts of the county were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMfangano Lane in the lower CBD is already complete, and we\u2019re progressing with critical projects like the Haile Selassie Service Road near Agip Petrol Station, Utalii Lane, and Moi Avenue Service Road,\u201d Sakaja said. \u201cThis marks the beginning of a comprehensive plan to improve roads both in the CBD and across our estates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Auma, Nairobi County\u2019s CECM for Mobility and Works, echoed the governor\u2019s commitment to ward-level projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Nyayo Highrise Ward, access roads are being upgraded, while construction is underway for the Roysambu Primary School Access Road in Zimmerman and Lenana B Road in Ngando Ward. We will continue working until all identified roads are completed,\u201d Auma assured.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sakaja also emphasized stricter enforcement in areas like Kilimani and Kileleshwa, where developers will be required to rehabilitate adjacent roads before obtaining occupancy certificates.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, on November 15, Governor Sakaja held a high-profile meeting with Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir. They agreed to integrate efforts with national agencies such as KURA, KENHA, and KERRA to streamline road rehabilitation across Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>With construction progressing, these initiatives promise to pave the way for a modern and efficient urban environment, improving mobility and fostering economic growth in Nairobi.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 26 \u2013 Rehabilitation of infrastructure in Nairobi County has begun following the issuance of tenders by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). This initiative aligns with President William Ruto\u2019s recent commitment to enhance the road infrastructure of Nairobi. The announcement follows President Ruto\u2019s meeting with various national government agencies and the Nairobi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}