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State spends Sh4.7 billion compensating land owners for bypass

A section of Eastern bypasses whose construction had stalled due to resistance by landowners. [Photo: Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard]

By Kipchumba Some

Nairobi, Kenya:  The staggering cost of compensating landowners on the route of the 39km Eastern bypass could make it one of the most expensive urban road projects in Africa.

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