The Cabinet has directed the construction of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway to begin by June 1, 2025. According to a Cabinet dispatch seen by Kenyans.co.ke, the government's highest decision-making organ directed that the groundbreaking of the road be expected to end the tourmotious journey to the country's west by June. The Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway, also known as the Rironi-Mau Summit Road, is a critical segment of the Northern Corridor, connecting Nairobi to western regions and neighbouring countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project aims to upgrade the existing 175-kilometer A8 highway from Rironi to Mau Summit into a four-lane dual carriageway.
President William Ruto during a Cabinet meeting at State House Nairobi on March 11, 2025.
PCS "Cabinet directed the finalisation of the construction framework and the groundbreaking of the 170km four-lane Rironi-Mau Summit Road by June 1, 2025," said the Cabinet.
According to the scope of the project seen by this publication, the project will include widening approximately 175 kilometers of the A8 highway between Rironi and Mau Summit into a four-lane dual carriageway from the current two.
