Runda fights against intrusion by Nairobi road

Mr Daniel Ojijo, the managing director of Mentor Group, a property developer, however maintains that Runda residents should not panic because they can turn the estate into a smaller gated community area as has happened in Lavington and Karen.

The bypass, he says, should be built because of the enormous value it will create across the areas it passes through.

“If you look at the road that cuts across Gigiri, it has not brought down the value of property there and the contrary is true; the value has gone up,” said Mr Ojijo.

The bypass is also expected to ease the movement of Runda residents, a substantial number of who are frequent flyers, to and from the Jomo Kenyatta airport.

The road joins the Southern bypass at Ruiru that runs to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) through the Airport Road.

Driving from the JKIA to Thika Road using the Eastern Bypass takes less than 20 minutes and it will take less time to drive from Thika Road to Runda when the Northern Bypass is completed, compared to one or several hours (in heavy traffic) it takes to make the journey through Uhuru Highway and Mombasa Road.