Expansion of Ngata stretch finally begins, ahead of the road's dualling

Ongoing excavation of the road along Ngata stretch on January 25, 2024.
Photo credit: BRET SANYA/MTAA WANGU
The expansion of the four- kilometre Ngata stretch along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway has begun.

A section of the Nakuru-Eldoret highway being expanded on January 25, 2024.
Photo credit: BRET SANYA/MTAA WANGU
This stretch of road has been a notorious blackspot costing the lives of many people have after fatal road crashes.

Engineers observe a lorry as it flattens a section of the Ngata stretch that was excavated during expansion of the highway on January 25, 2024.
Photo credit: BRET SANYA/MTAA WANGU
The stretch will be expanded to a dual carriage and have a New Jersey wall barrier that will be erected in the middle similar to the Salgaa Stretch.