Kenya has started preparatory work to upgrade the Mau Summit–Eldoret–Malaba Road into a modern highway using a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
The government, through the National Treasury’s PPP unit and in collaboration with the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has launched a pre-feasibility and feasibility study for the project.
This study will look at the technical, economic, financial, environmental, and social aspects of widening and improving the road so that it is attractive to private investors and suited for long-term operation.
The Mau Summit–Malaba corridor is one of East Africa’s busiest trade routes, connecting the Port of Mombasa to Uganda and beyond.
The feasibility work, backed by a grant of about Ksh.408 million (around $3.15 million), will determine if the project can be done on a PPP basis and how it should be structured.
The upgrade could greatly ease congestion, improve safety, and boost regional trade by turning the existing road into a dual carriageway with modern features and better transport capacity once complete.
