Revamping the Road Transmission & Distribution Network

The Kenya Kwanza government promised to mobilize the resources needed to revamp the road transmission and distribution network.

4th September 2023 – The government is firming up plans to dual the Eldoret- Nairobi highway before extending the same to the border town of Malaba.This move, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says, will help ease the movement of goods and services.
14th April 2023 – Kenya has signed a Sh37.2 billion ($286.1 million) loan deal with China to finance the conversion of Kiambu Road into a dual carriageway to ease traffic congestion. According to Roads PS Joseph Mbugua, the Kenyan government – through the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura), has entered into a deal with Chinese firm Sinohydro Corporation Limited for execution of the Kiambu Road dualling project.
20th April 2023 – KeNHA announced that the dualling of the Bomas-Rongai-Kiserian road will resume after six years. Speaking during a stakeholder’s public engagement forum in Rongai, KeNHA Nairobi Region Coordinator, Grace Mathaai, stated that the 27-kilometre stretch would be expanded to ease traffic.
22nd August 2025: KeNHA announced temporary closure of Bomas – Kiserian Road allow for the construction of two box culverts along the affected section. The works are part of ongoing efforts to improve drainage and road safety on the Bomas–Kiserian corridor, a key link for traffic moving between Nairobi and Kajiado County.
December 2025 : The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO)signed a US$311 million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with Africa50 and Power Grid Corporation of India for the Lessos–Loosuk transmission project. It includes about 180 km of 400kV transmission line and new substations. The project is designed to improve power evacuation from the Lake Turkana/North Rift region.
May 2026: The 400/220kV Mariakani substation was energised in December 2025 and officially commissioned in May 2026. KETRACO says it reduced the Coast’s reliance on thermal generation from 100MW to 35MW.
In June 2026: KETRACO energised the 98-km, 400kV Isinya–Konza line and Konza substation, adding significant transmission capacity and improving grid reliability in the Lower Eastern region.
August 2026: Despite this, the wider transmission and distribution network has not been fully revamped and transmission and distribution losses remain above 20%. This highlights that significant grid-efficiency problems remain despite investment in the network.

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Last updated: August 30, 2026 3:32 am