Missed deadline: CS Chirchir pushes Rironi-Naivasha highway opening to December
The Nation established that construction is still ongoing, with contractors and workers on site.
Ongoing dualing of the Rironi-Mau Summit highway at Elementaita in Gilgil on October 2, 2026. The contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) says earth work stands at 82 percent.
A section of the Rironi-Mau Summit highway that was expected to be completed and opened to motorists by October 31, is still under construction, despite earlier assurances that it would be ready.
On September 10, Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir announced in an interview that the Rironi-Naivasha section of the highway would be completed within one and a half months.
The project will be completed by June 2027, according to CS Chirchir.
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Over 15 years, successive governments have spent Sh1.9 trillion on the development of roads.
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