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What Rironi-Mau Summit road project means for Kenya's economy

President William Ruto during the launch of the Rironi-Mau Summit road project, on November 28, 2025. [PCS]

Politics aside, Friday, November 28, 2025, was not just the ceremonial start of a construction project, but the physical manifestation of Kenya’s ambition. The dualling of the approximately 170-kilometre Rironi-Naivasha-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway, is more than an upgrade to asphalt and concrete; it is the construction of a new economic destiny for the nation.

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