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33 kilometres of trouble put Governor Mutua on road to history

Governor Dr Alfred Mutua (centre) accompanied by CORD and Jubilee leaders on a walk on the newly tarmacked road moments after he officially opened it.  [PHOTOS: DANIEL NZIA/STANDARD]

Sometime in 1996, Peninnah Wanjiku Mwangi was forced to abandon her newly constructed business premises at Kithimani junction on the Thika-Garissa highway after it failed to attract potential tenants.

Although the hamlet was connected to the national power grid before the "arrival" of the tarmac road, transport infrastructure in lower Machakos was in a despicable state.

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