In a notice released on Monday, May 26, 2025, KeNHA Director General Kungu Ndingu stated that
the closure was due to massive landslides from the heavy rains experienced within the region.
“As a result of these landslides, heaps of soil and debris have
blocked a significant section of the road,’’ Ndungu noted.
Ndungu further stated that huge cracks had emerged on the road, hence compromising the safety of the users.
Motorists using that road have been urged by the authority
to use alternative routes as the road is
being worked on.
KeNHA is a statutory body established under the Kenya Roads
Act of 2007 and inaugurated in September 2008.
KeNHA is responsible for the development, rehabilitation, management and maintenance of all National Trunk Roads comprising Class S, A, and B roads.
Class S is a highway that connects two or more cities and carries safely a large volume of traffic at the highest speed of operation.
Class-A Road is a highway that forms a strategic route and corridor connecting international boundaries at identified immigration entry and exit points and international terminals such as international air or sea ports; Total - 6,830 Kilometers.
Class B is a highway that forms an important national route linking national trading or economic hubs, County Headquarters and other nationally important centres to each other and to the National Capital or to Class A roads.
