Government Plans to Expand Kiambu Road
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has proposed the expansion of Kiambu Road in a plan to reduce congestion.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
In the new plan, a dual carriageway will snake through Muthaiga-Kiambu-Ndumberi, covering a distance of 25 kilometers.
The road commences at Pangani and Muthaiga interchanges along Thika Road and proceeds through Kiambu town ending at Ndumberi.
"The road covers 25 Kms which includes by-passes, loops, and accesses. Major loop roads within townships or market centers, potential bypasses and interchanges have been factored along the road," said a consultancy firm that carried out a feasibility study on behalf of KeNHA.
In the feasibility report, the road users said more lanes, bypasses, and diversions should be used to reduce accidents and traffic jams.
"The stakeholders suggested the design of the road to accommodate acceleration and deceleration lanes and pedestrian lanes.
"There was a need for clarification as to whether sewer lines, stormwater, and surface runoff, service lines were incorporated in the design.
"There was a proposal to include a monkey bridge between Karura Forest and the opposite side of the road," the firm said in a report to KeNHA.
