NLC Puts Landowners on Notice as Govt Begins Kiambu Road Expansion Project

Landowners along the Muthaiga-Kiambu road are set to lose part of their land after the government announced plans to acquire the parcels for a Ksh38 billion road expansion project.

In a notice dated Friday, November 6, the National Land Commission said it seeks to acquire 11 parcels on behalf of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) to facilitate the Kiambu Road expansion.

"Notice is given that the National Land Commission intends to acquire parcels of land in accordance with section 110 of the Land Act Number 6 of 2012 for the dualling of Muthaiga-Kiambu-Numberi Road," the notice read in part.

The parcels include Land Registration Numbers 81/2 (0.88 acres), 80/2 (1.25 acres), 7022/10 (0.21 acres), 12826/2 (10.85 acres), 5980/1 (4.67 acres), and 12855/26 (1.09 acres).

Other land parcels set for acquisition include 5989/186 (0.06 acres), 5989/183 (0.15 acres), 5989/188 (0.48 acres), 5918/14 (0.54 acres) and 4884/1 (0.49 acres).

The Commission directed owners of the listed parcels to visit its offices at Ardhi House in Nairobi to view maps showing the specific parcels earmarked for acquisition.

"Interested persons should inspect plans of the affected land at the offices of the Commission at Ardhi House, 3rd Floor, Room 305, 1st Ngong Avenue, Nairobi," it added.

The latest development comes about a fortnight after Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that the contract for the Kiambu road expansion had been signed, with the contractor expected to begin construction.

Speaking in Kiambu County on October 28, Kindiki said the road, which runs from Muthaiga Police Station to Ndumberi, would be upgraded from a single carriageway to a dual carriageway.

“We are doing the Muthaiga-Kiambu road, from Muthaiga Police Station to Ndumberi in Kiambu County. It is being constructed from a single lane to a dual carriageway,” he said.

The Ksh38 billion project will involve expanding the road into a four-lane dual carriageway running from Pangani through Ridgeways, Windsor, Runda and Kiambu Town to Ndumberi.

The project will also feature two service lanes on each side, new bridges, including at Muthaiga Golf Club and Kirigiti Junction, and overpasses at Mua Road and Tala Road.

Other planned features include U-turns at Coffee Garden, Ridgeways and Runda, dedicated non-motorised transport lanes for pedestrians and cyclists, six footbridges, interchanges and connecting bypasses.