The government is currently grappling with financial challenges and facing tough decisions, which is why the Kisumu-Busia road has yet to be constructed, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has explained.

Speaking during a Youth Parliament Session on the Budget and Finance Bill 2025 on Friday, the CS acknowledged the financial difficulties, citing competing priorities such as healthcare.

Mbadi explained that the Kisumu-Busia Road is now part of the Lake Victoria Ring Road, a regional project originally split into six sections before the Kisumu-Busia stretch was added as the seventh. "The Kisumu-Busia road is in very bad shape.

Maybe something for you to note is that we have a road called the Lake Victoria Ring Road.