Ruto promises to dual Nairobi-Mombasa Highway within a year
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Kenyan President William Ruto promises to dual the 482-kilometre Nairobi-Mombasa Highway within the next twelve months. The government says it wants to finance the project through innovative mechanisms, without new taxes or borrowing, according to Tuko.
Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to turn the 482-kilometre Nairobi-Mombasa road into a dual carriageway within twelve months, according to Tuko. He made the announcement on Thursday 12 November during the annual general meeting of the Kenya Comprehensive Schools Heads Association in Nyali, Mombasa.
William Ruto did not announce the cost of the project, which sections would be prioritised or when work would begin. The Kenyan president said his government would soon present details of the project and use financing mechanisms he described as innovative and creative, without new taxes or borrowing, Tuko reports.
The Nairobi-Mombasa road, designated A8, is the main route of the Northern Corridor and connects the port of Mombasa to Nairobi. It is used to transport goods to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Tuko.
The announcement comes four days after William Ruto promised to extend the Rironi-Mau Summit road to Kisumu, made on 8 November 2026. It also follows calls to widen the Nairobi-Mombasa route after a fatal collision in Kenya on 25 October 2026.
