According to a Treasury report gotten by Kenyansco.kethe federal government stated it currently marketed for a deal consultant on August 11, 2026, and is now assessing the quotes got.
The seeking advice from business will assist evaluate traffic, engineering requirements, ecological and social effects, and expenses to figure out whether the highway growth is technically and financially practical.
The multi-billion-shilling job will include broadening the existing 461-kilometre Nairobi-Mombasa highway from 2 lanes to a minimum of 4 lanes, with regulated entry and exit points and toll charges for drivers.
Director General of the general public Private Partnerships (PPP) Directorate at the National Treasury throughout the Inter Agency Project Steering Committee conference managing the application of the Nairobi Nakuru Mau Summit Road and Nairobi Maai Mahiu Naivasha Road at Treasury Building, August 18, 2026.
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“For the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway, A fresh Transaction Advisor-Expression of Interest was released on August 11, 2026 and closed before completion of Q1. The examination of the quotes is underway,” Treasury exposed.
“The task scope consists of broadening it to a minimum of 4 lanes and transforming it into a tolled roadway, while integrating economical styles to reduce influence on regional connection,” it included.
In its status upgrade report, Treasury stated the broadened roadway will form part of the Trans-African Highway linking 2 of Kenya’s biggest cities and, by extension, Central and Eastern African nations.
“The roadway area is for that reason of significant financial significance as it promotes trade and tourist through transport of products, product and individuals,” the report specified.
The most recent upgrade follows the federal government moved far from a proposition by U.S. facilities company Everstrong Capital to construct a completely brand-new expressway connecting Nairobi and Mombasa.
In 2024, Everstrong Capital sent a 2500 page proposition to develop a brand-new six-lane expressway determining about 440 kilometres at an approximated expense of Ksh365 billion.
The business sent the strategy, however the National Treasury’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Committee declined the proposition after discovering that it did not satisfy the requirements set out under the PPP Act, 2021.
Following the choiceEverstrong was encouraged to modify its proposition and concentrate on broadening the existing Nairobi-Mombasa highway rather of constructing a different roadway.
In April 2026, Everstrong stated it was dissatisfied with the choice and suggested that it planned to challenge the judgment in the High Court.
“We express our disappointment with the decision of the petitions committee declining to uphold a petition concerning the evaluation of the feasibility report for the Usahihi Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway Project,” the business stated in a declaration.
With the current modifications, the federal government has actually now noted the task as a top priority under the Medium-Term Plan and will be established through a PPP plan.
When finished, the broadened Nairobi-Mombasa highway is anticipated to substantially reduce blockage along among Kenya’s busiest transportation paths.
Everstrong Capital’s Senior Advisor, Kyle McCarter, sending a 2300-page expediency research study report to KeNHA authorities for the building and construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway.
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