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World Bank doubts JKIA double-decker road plans

Traffic gridlock on Mombasa Road in Nairobi. The government is yet to implement a Sh38 billion project to upgrade the road. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP.

The World Bank has thrown into doubt the construction of a double-decker road linking Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Rironi through Uhuru Highway after questioning its suitability and cutting financing.

The bank had last year renewed its commitment to finance the Sh38 billion elevated highway, which aims to decongest Nairobi, after initially pulling out of the project that has delayed for nearly 10 years.

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