County needs Sh29 billion to repair roads, committee says

A new pothole repair machine at work on Kenyatta Avenue. The machine procured from Europe is on pilot stage and is expected to reduce road maintenance cost by 50 per cent. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Nairobi county government requires Sh29 billion to repair city roads, according to a report tabled by a county assembly committee.

The city has a 3,600km road network but only 50 per cent is tarmacked. Twenty per cent are gravelled while the remaining 30 per cent are earth roads.