The second slum upgrading project that will construct 440km road network to cover 11 Nairobi slums kicked-off in Kibera's Sarang'ombe ward, Maranatha area. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]Roads in Nairobi's informal settlements will soon have walkways and cycle lanes, Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) has announced. The authority says walkways and cycle lanes are an essential part of the ongoing construction of 408km of access roads across the capital's informal settlements. Kura Director-General Silas Kinoti said the model for the planned walkways and cycle lanes in slums borrows from the non-motorised transport corridors project being implemented by Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) in the city's Central Business District. Read MoreNMS has so far constructed walkways and cycle lanes on Kenyatta Avenue, Wabera Street and Muindi Mbingu Street as part of the ongoing upgrading of city roads.

Source: Standard Digital February 16, 2021 14:31 UTC