The Nyanduma section of Mau Mau Road in Lari Constituency, Kiambu County is at its last stages with laying of the granular sub base being done this week.
Lari area Member of Parliament Joseph Mburu Kahangari says that the granular sub-base will offer essential structural support, enhance drainage, and prevent the capillary rise of water into the pavement structure, resulting in a solid and durable foundation for the bitumen.
“This road is opening up most of our areas and I believe that with time, we will see the benefit with other developments from the national government as this is its priority as it will connect the Chifoni, Gatamaiyu, Muiri, and Kamahindu areas, providing them with access to a modern transportation network,” he added.
Mburu noted that this is the final section of Mau Mau Road in the lower areas, constructed alongside Belt One of the Escarpment.
He also mentioned that the Nyambari-Gitithia-Escarpment-Matathia-Kijabe-Maai Mahiu section, another part of Mau Mau Road, has already been completed.
In February of this year, President William Ruto announced that the government would resume construction of the 200-kilometer Mau Mau Roads, having overcome debt challenges that had previously slowed key development programs.
The President, then speaking at Nyambari area when he launched the Uplands-Kijabe-Maai Mahiu Road construction, had emphasized that these roads would ease the transport of people and goods, facilitate trade, and spur economic growth.
During that time, President Ruto also laid the foundation stone for the Soko Mjinga Market in the same constituency
The national government has allocated Sh4 billion for the completion of the Sh30 billion Mau Mau Roads project. Initiated in 2019 by the Jubilee government, the project aims to commemorate the Mau Mau fighters and improve the road network in areas surrounding the Aberdare Forest.
Spanning 540 kilometers, the project covers Kiambu, Nyandarua, Murang’a, and Nyeri counties, following historical routes used by Mau Mau fighters as they moved in and out of the forest to combat colonialists
By John Kariba
