How road upgrades, drainage are easing Nairobi's daily struggles

President Ruto and Governor Sakaja commission Savannah–Stage 17 Bridge Road in Nairobi. [Courtesy/State department of Roads]

Two months after President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson launched a joint plan to reconstruct and rehabilitate roads in the capital, the ambitious promise is taking shape with projects now underway in all 85 wards.

The programme, unveiled during the commissioning of the Bridge Savannah–Stage 17–Masimba Road in Embakasi, is delivering new and rehabilitated roads, drainage systems, and pedestrian walkways across the city.