Construction of the Rironi-Mau Summit Road was delayed due to legal issues the government was addressing following the termination of a contract that had been awarded to a French consortium, Treasury CS John Mbadi has said.
Mbadi, speaking on Ramogi FM, announced that the government has embarked on bidding afresh after paying a Ksh6.2 billion contractual obligation settlement that was pending. The CS said the government risked being prosecuted at a London-based court had it proceeded with the fresh tendering process without settling the termination fees to the French company. As per the contract, the government could have automatically handed over the road to the French company when it signed the contract, and therefore, a termination had to involve the settling of the claim. Treasury CS John Mbadi during a consultative meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to deliberate on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025, on May 12, 2025.
Photo Ministry of Treasury ''This is what forced the government to overhaul the whole process and begin again.
Yesterday, we released Ksh6.2 billion for the settlement of the abandoned contractual agreement.
