Kenya road project funding withdrawn

A loan from the World Bank worth US212 million to the Kenyan Government for road works has been cancelled. The loan was to have been used to build new road connections in capital Nairobi, including a link with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Another road to have been funded by the finance package from the World Bank was the A104, connecting James Gichuru with Rironi, located the north west of the Kenyan capital. However, the upgrade work for this 16km stretch of dual carriageway has become shrouded i
August 22, 2019 Read time: 1 min
A loan from the World Bank worth US212 million to the Kenyan Government for road works has been cancelled. The loan was to have been used to build new road connections in capital Nairobi, including a link with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.


Another road to have been funded by the finance package from the World Bank was the A104, connecting James Gichuru with Rironi, located the north west of the Kenyan capital. However, the upgrade work for this 16km stretch of dual carriageway has become shrouded in controversy due to concern that the claims for compensation payments have been over-inflated.

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