These are the largest Projects to be completed by President William Samoei. Kenya’s economy is the largest in east and central Africa with an average annual growth rate of 5% over the last eight years despite the global recession. According to the African Development Bank, the Kenyan economy will grow by 5.7% in 2023 one of the fastest rates in the year. Kenya’s economic growth has been impressive in comparison to many other Afwdrican countries over the last decade, this expansion is attributed to increased investment and development in the country as well as robust domestic demand from private consumption in government investment in infrastructure such as power plants ports in social amenities.
As Kenya strives to maintain its position as E africa’s business hub in one of africa’s major economies, infrastructure development is unavoidable. This is due to the importanced of infrastructure in the development of any country.
1. Nairobi Brt project
In 2019 as a strategy to alleviate traffic congestion in the city, the narrow be metropolitan transport authority proposed a bus rapid transit system. Nairobi Brt is a mass transit system with five lines that serves Nairobi city county as well as the neighbouring counties of Kiambuu, kajiado, machakos and Muranga. Because the city is concerned about the environment, the city’s Bureau two buses will be modern and electric with 160 seats .
The buses will operate on dedicated lanes a right of way that will allow them to travel faster than existing fossil fuel buses . The BRT system is expected to provide a dependable safe and comfortable system for city residents as well as an affordable mode of transportation.
2. Nairobi railway city
Narobi railway city is an iconic multi modal Urban Development spread across 425 years. The proposed Nairobi railway city master plan which seeks to expand and decongest the central business district includes a new railway station, a lush golf course close to the upper hill business district, a large open park key heritage sites and industrial zones. The Nairobi central railway station areas for teaching location perfectly positions it to be an iconic nerve centre for nairobi’s multi modal transport system with a world class new central railway station incorporating mixed-use commercial developments such as hotels and intermodal facilities.
Through the provision of an inclusive new central economic zone, an integrated multi modal hub an iconic urban space, the project is expected to increase nairobi’s revenue base and create a larger central business district. The Nairobi railway city is being developed by the UK firm Atkins global ,which was chosen following a meeting in January 2020 between former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
3. Tanzania Kenya gas pipeline
Tanzania’s end kenya’s presidents have agreed to expedite the construction of a natural gas pipeline that will increase trade between the two countries lower energy costs and lower country’s production costs. This agreement was reached in October 2022 in Dar es Salaam Tanzania during Kenyan president William ruto’s first visit to Tanzania as head of state. The gas pipeline will transport gas from southern Tanzania where massive natural gas reserves have been discovered to Dar es Salaam via the already existing gas pipeline. The new pipeline will then transport gas from Dar es Salaam and will eventually reach kenya’s capital ciry Nairobi. The 600 kilometre long gas pipeline is expected to cost Kenya more than $1 bibillion.
4. The malindi bagamoyo highway
The malindk bagamoyo Highway also known as the coastline transnational highway connects the cities of malindi and Mombasa in Kenya and tanga and bagamoyo in Tanzania. The road begins in malindi Kenya and travel South from 110 kilometres to Mombasa. This section of the road is officially designated as part of row P8A national trunk Rd the road then continues S for 106 kilometres from the town of lungalunga to the Tanzanian border. The highway which will cost $751 million is expected to improve cross-border trade, tourism, socio economic development and regional integration.
5. Mombasa Nairobi Expressway
Following the completion of feasibility studies, the Kenyan government recently announced that plans for the Mombasa Nairobi Expressway are well underway. The Korean overseas infrastructure and Urban Development corporation conducted feasibility studies for the project , focusing on demand projections, traffic projections and affordability projections. The four lane highway connects Nairobi kenya’s capital city to Mombasa kenya’s largest seaport and second largest city. The 482 kilometre Mombasa Nairobi Expressway begins at gitoro along the Nairobi nakuru highway and continues South East from Toro in Kiambuu County to join the existing Nairobi Mombasa Rd north of konza town.
The high speed road is a key growth driver for improving transportation infrastructure and economic development along kenya’s Nairobi Mombasa corridor, which handles more than 95% of cargo from Mombasa seaport. This Expressway costs more than two dollars 7 billion.
6. Kenya geothermal energy projects
Kenya is Africa’s largest producer of geothermal energy and the world’s 8th. In six years the East African country increased its output from 100 and 68821 megawatts. Kenya has an estimated geothermal potential of 10,000 megawatts, making it an excellent candidate for geothermal energy development. Kenya’s first geothermal site opened in 1984 in the region of olkario about 150 miles from the country’s capital Nairofi.
Kenya is currently working to expand its 23 sites, only four of which have deep wells while geothermal power plants in olkaria currently have a generation capacity of around 700 megawatts and can power nearby major cities. Geologists hope to more than double their impact by 2025.
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