Kenya: Members of the public have been invited to bid for the Design review and construction of the Kenyan part of the Multinational Uganda – Kenya road.
The project is expected to be undertaken in two lots that include Eldoret town southern bypass and Kitale – Endebess – Suam roads.
In a press release sent to the media, the roads agency KeNHA, said they had applied for financing from the Africa Development Bank towards the cost of rehabilitation and upgrading of the Multinational road project.
The road section of Kapchorwa-Suam-Endebess-Kitale Road is an existing alignment of gravel and earth standard in most sections whereas the Eldoret by-pass involves construction of the road on completely new alignment.
The Suam-Endebess-Kitale road section and Eldoret Bypass road section traverse Trans Nzoia and Eldoret Counties respectively. The road section passes mainly through farmland and rural settlements and provides an important link between Uganda and Kenya.
The Government of Kenya and ADB financed the feasibility studies of the Suam-Endebess-Kitale road section which were completed in November 2015 by egis international and the Eldoret bypass completed in August 2015 by Apec Consotrium.
Promote regional integration
The road project is expected to promote regional integration, improve access and connectivity between Uganda and Kenya as well as to stimulate economic activity in the eastern parts of Uganda and western part of Kenya and improve the traffic congestion in Eldoret Town.
The road project is also expected to contribute to improving road transportation and trade facilitation along the Suam border to foster transport linkage with Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Local residents along the road project will also benefit through improvement of transport services and agricultural productivity in the Kapchorwa – Suam and Kitale-Endebess-Suam region and reduce the traffic congestion in Eldoret Town to stimulate and support local economic activities by reducing road maintenance costs, vehicle operating costs and travel time in the eastern Uganda and western part of Kenya.
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