Enhanced Northern Corridor capacity, improved trade flow, reduced vehicle damage, economic growth
Webuye-Malaba Road Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the 46km Webuye-Malaba road section of the Northern Corridor highway connecting to Uganda.
AnnouncedJanuary 1, 2013
StartedJune 1, 2014
Expected CompletionDecember 31, 2018
CompletedJune 1, 2019
Financials
Offering PriceKsh 4,000,000,000KES
Actual CostKsh 4,000,000,000KES
Cost Variance
Timeline
Road Rehabilitation Started
CRBC began road rehabilitation works on Webuye-Malaba section
Road Completed
Road rehabilitation completed and opened to traffic
Contractors
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
Main ContractorChinese state-owned construction company
Politicians Involved
Kenneth Lusaka
GovernorSupported Northern Corridor road improvements through Bungoma
Benefits
Description
The Webuye-Malaba road is a critical 46km section of the Northern Corridor highway (A104) connecting Webuye to Malaba at the Kenya-Uganda border. As one of East Africa's most important trade corridors, the road carries heavy transit traffic to and from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and DRC. The rehabilitation project included complete resurfacing, widening, drainage improvements, and installation of weigh stations. The road passes through Bungoma town and several major trading centres. It is essential for sugar cane transport from Bungoma's sugar belt to Nzoia Sugar Company.
Overview
Critical Northern Corridor section handling majority of Kenya-Uganda trade valued at hundreds of billions of shillings