A month after the Kenyan government received funding for the construction of the multinational Kenya-South Sudan road corridor, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is now inviting eligible consulting firms to offer an environmental and socio-economic impact assessment of the project.
In a notice published on Tuesday, April 8, the Authority urged viable consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing consultancy services, including conducting surveys of existing economic, social, climate change, and environmental health and safety conditions in the project area.
The consulting companies would also be required to monitor the effects of the construction works and develop a monitoring and evaluation framework, along with the post-infrastructure impact report at a regional level.
According to KeNHA, the assessment would be conducted within 4 years, with three years allocated for the construction of the highway and one year designated as a defects notification period.
