Senior Counsel Peter Wanyama has announced that a court ruling has permitted the commencement of road construction for the dualling of the Muthaiga-Kiambu-Ndumberi Road (B3) by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).
This comes despite a December court ruling that had barred the construction following a petition opposing the project, which is set to cut through part of the historic Karura Forest.
In a statement on Thursday, March 6, Wanyama revealed that he had taken over the case earlier this year and was able to have the judge reverse the orders halting the construction. According to the former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Presidential candidate, he managed to have the judge vary the orders and allow KeNHA to proceed with the construction on portions further away from the forest.
An image of the serene walking track in Karura Forest, Nairobi.
