Ruto Announces Plans for New Four-Lane Highway Linking Mau Summit to Kisumu

President William Ruto has announced plans to construct a four-lane dual carriageway from Mau Summit through seven counties, linking it to the Eldoret-Malaba Highway.

Speaking during an interdenominational church service at Nyamaiya Stadium in Nyamira County on Sunday, November 8, Ruto said the construction of the multibillion-shilling road would begin around April 2027 after the completion of the Ksh200 billion Rironi-Mau Summit highway.

According to the President, the road will start at Mau Summit in Nakuru County before passing through Kericho, Bomet and Nyamira counties and extending to Kisii.

The road will then see the Kisii-Kisumu Highway also dualled to four lanes, connecting Kisii, Homa Bay and Kisumu Counties, before connecting to the Eldoret-Malaba Highway, which is also expected to kick off around the same time.

"The biggest road project we are undertaking is the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway, which will be ready by next year. However, I want to extend the road from Mau Summit through Kericho, Nyamira and Kisii to Kisumu, where it will connect to the Eldoret-Malaba Highway. That is my assignment for next year," Ruto stated.

For now, the president said his focus is first on completing the highway from Nairobi to Mau Summit, with all other road constructions beginning in 2027.

The project will now see the four-lane dual carriageway pass through seven counties, including Kericho, Bomet, Nyamira, Kisii, Homa Bay, Kisumu, and Nandi, before reaching Eldoret.

The move comes even as the government intensifies the commencement of the Eldoret Malaba Highway through a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Currently, the 243-kilometre road is in its preparatory and feasibility study stage, with the pre-feasibility study completed in February 2026 through a partnership between the PPP Authority, KeNHA, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ( AIIB ).

At the same time, Ruto also revealed that plans to expand the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway would also likely begin in 2027, with feasibility studies and design of the highway already completed.

Besides the construction of a multi-billion highway that will pass through the county, the president also left Nyamira residents with many promises, including the construction of various roads in the county, multi-million stadiums, and an update to Nyamira University.

According to Ruto, construction of Nyamira University is progressing well, with the institution expected to begin admissions in September 2027, when it will be complete.

At the same time, the president announced the construction of a Ksh1 billion stadium in Magwagwa and another stadium in Nyamaiya to improve sports and support local talents.

Ruto's tour also saw the Nyamira County Referral Hospital receive billions for upgrading to level five status, among other goodies.

The president, who has begun his tour of the Gusii region, will camp in Nyamira and Kisii counties for the next four days as he also seeks to consolidate support ahead of the 2027 General Elections.