Ksh578 Million Kericho-Kisumu Interchange Dwadles

Among the major Jubilee government’s infrastructural projects is the Kericho-Kisumu interchange. The President’s office executives conducted a site visit earlier last month, where the lead contractor affirmed that the project would be completed by early November. KENHA’s engineer, Peter Okumu, asserted that the project was more than seventy percent complete and would be done by November 3, 2021, a date that has since passed.

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The project is expected to be a vital tourism link in the country’s western regions. The Jubilee administration also gave approval for the project to reduce the daily traffic congestion on the Kericho-Nakuru, Kericho-Bomet to Kisii, and Kericho-Kisumu highways. This delay comes even after earlier in the year, George Natembeya, the Rift Valley Regional Commissioner, cautioned the contractor against delays after Ksh130 million was available as a mobilization fee and yet the contractor was to begin operations. According to Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony, the project is a vital economic support for the region due to its being a dispersal route for vehicles traversing the East and Central African territories.

Source: Opera