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Kenya begins KSh7.5 billion Nithi Bridge replacement on accident-prone highway

Warned in September 2026 that unpaid land compensation could stall the bridge, then opened construction on October 22

Kenya began building a KSh7.5 billion replacement for the Nithi Bridge on October 22, 2026. The 880-metre span rises about 100 metres above the Nithi River in Tharaka Nithi County and replaces a 1985 crossing blamed for decades of fatal crashes.

Updated Oct 26

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From 1985, we began pleading with the government to design and build a new bridge.

from Kenya begins KSh7.5 billion Nithi Bridge replacement on accident-prone highway · Updated Oct 26

The Sh7 billion for the construction is already with the contractor. The only thing remaining is that there are people whose land is affected, and we have to determine how they will be compensated.

from Kenya begins KSh7.5 billion Nithi Bridge replacement on accident-prone highway · Updated Oct 26