The planned Kiambu Road upgrade includes a four-lane dual carriageway and pedestrian crossings.
The National Land Commission plans to acquire land for the Ksh38 billion project and has directed affected owners to inspect plans at Ardhi House.
The National Land Commission (NLC) has identified 11 parcels for acquisition to facilitate the Ksh38 billion Kiambu Road expansion. The commission intends to acquire the land on behalf of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA).
In a notice dated November 6, NLC outlined the acquisition plans under Section 110 of the Land Act, 2012. It also directed affected landowners to inspect plans showing the land earmarked for the project.
Land earmarked for Kiambu Road expansion
The notice lists parcels 81/2, measuring 0.88 acres, and 80/2, covering 1.25 acres. It also includes parcel 7022/10 at 0.21 acres and parcel 12826/2 at 10.85 acres.
Other listed parcels are 5980/1, covering 4.67 acres, and 12855/26, measuring 1.09 acres. Meanwhile, the notice identifies parcel 5989/186 at 0.06 acres, 5989/183 at 0.15 acres and 5989/188 at 0.48 acres.
The remaining parcels are 5918/14, measuring 0.54 acres, and 4884/1, covering 0.49 acres. Interested persons can inspect the land plans at the commission’s offices at Ardhi House in Nairobi. NLC specified Room 305 on the third floor, along 1st Ngong Avenue, as the inspection location.
Four-lane road and new crossings planned
The acquisition notice follows Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s announcement that the government had signed the construction contract. Speaking in Kiambu County on October 28, Kindiki said the contractor would begin construction.
He described the upgrade as converting the road from Muthaiga Police Station to Ndumberi into a dual carriageway. The wider Ksh38 billion project covers a four-lane route from Pangani through Ridgeways, Windsor, Runda and Kiambu Town to Ndumberi.
In addition, the project includes two service lanes on each side and new bridges. Planned bridge locations include Muthaiga Golf Club and Kirigiti Junction, while overpasses will serve Mua Road and Tala Road.
The design also provides U-turns at Coffee Garden, Ridgeways and Runda. For pedestrians and cyclists, it includes dedicated non-motorised transport lanes and six footbridges. Interchanges and connecting bypasses form part of the planned works as well.
