Hope for Nyanza Sugar belt as Treasury approves Sh4.9b 63-kilometer Mamboleo-Muhoroni road

Residents of the western Kenya sugar belt can breathe a sigh of relief after the government finally approved plans for rehabilitation of the Kisumu-Chemelil-Muhoroni (Mamboleo-Kisumu) Road (pictured). 

The 63-kilometre section which has been in a dilapidated state for more than 20 years, runs through Chemelil, Miwani and Kibos to join the Kisumu–Kakamega road at the Mamboleo junction, traversing three major sugar millers.

In a press statement, Treasury and Planning Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani said the Mamboleo-Kisumu road is among four major new road projects that have been approved for implementation in the 2020/2021 financial year.