{
  "id": 12564122,
  "title": "Kindiki: Thika-Nairobi Expressway reaches final design stage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kindiki-thika-nairobi-expressway-reaches-final-design-stage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:22:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/kindiki-thika-nairobi-expressway-reaches-final-design-stage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, Kenya - Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced on October 7 that the Thika-Nairobi Expressway has reached the final design and feasibility stage. The elevated road aims to provide motorists with an alternative to the congested Thika Superhighway, easing congestion on the Nairobi-Thika corridor. The Government has allocated Sh152 billion for the construction and upgrading of 1,656 kilometers of roads across Kiambu County, with 368 kilometers already completed at a cost of Sh20 billion. The Deputy President visited Kiambu and Gatundu South constituencies, inspecting various road projects designed to boost local economies, particularly in rural areas. The Thika-Nairobi Expressway will offer motorists the option to use the elevated route without disrupting the existing expressway. The project, planned under a public-private partnership framework, is expected to improve road connectivity, enabling farmers to transport their produce to markets more quickly and reducing losses from delays and spoilage.",
  "summary": "Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the proposed Thika-Nairobi Expressway has entered the final design and feasibility stage.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}