Construction of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit road to a dual carriage way will begin next week after China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) with National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Board of Trustees Consortium won the bid to implement the project.
Speaking during a meeting with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) officials led by its president Zhang Bingman, President William Ruto said the company through its subsidiary CRBC will also construct the Rironi-Maai Mahiu-Naivasha Road also know as A8 South Road covering 58km.
“The dualling of the 170km Rironi-Naivasha-Mau Summit road begins on November 28, 2025. This will herald a major milestone for this critical part of the Northern Corridor between Nairobi and Western Kenya, facilitating movement and boosting trade and, at the same time, bringing an end to decades of agonising traffic gridlock, congestion, delays, and disastrous accidents,” said the President through his official X handle.
CRBC and NSSF Board of Trustees Consortium won the bid to implement both projects through a Privately Initiated Proposals (PIP) to design, finance, construct, operate, maintain and transfer both projects under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
The Chinese construction giant has previously handled the Ksh 480 billion Standard Gauge Railway, Nairobi Expressway and is currently construction Talanta Stadium in Nairobi.
“Infrastructure development in our country has made a huge leap forward courtesy of the strong and deep relations between Kenya and China, and Chinese companies,” he said.
“Major infrastructure projects by our partners are underway, including the Talanta Sports City, 21 other stadia, the Bomas Convention Centre, and the Lamu-Ijara-Garissa road. Additionally, several key projects are in the pipeline such as extension of the railway to Kisumu and Malaba and the construction of Galana Dam in Tana River County.”
According to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) which is the implementing agency, the A8 Road Project will be constructed through tolling where motorists will be required to pay a fee to use the infrastructure.
Additionally, KeNHA plans to provide an alternative to motorists who will opt out of using the road.
