Speaking on Thursday, November 12, 2026, during the Kenya Comprehensive Schools Heads Association Annual General Meeting and Conference at Sheikh Zayed Children Welfare Centre in Nyali, Mombasa, the President said resources had already been secured to facilitate the initial assessment.
Ruto explained that the proposed expansion would extend the road beyond Eldoret towards the Kenya-Uganda border at Malaba, while creating additional connections to Kericho, Kisii and Kisumu.
He said the feasibility study would establish the groundwork for the next phase of the infrastructure programme, which is expected to improve transport links between the Rift Valley and western Kenya.
"Already we have resources to do a feasibility study on that road going all the way to Malaba," Ruto stated.
The Head of State also assured residents that the government intended to move forward with the expansion within the next one to two years.
"Msikwe na wasiwasi, in another year or two, hiyo barabara itakuwa imepita Eldoret ikienda Malaba. Na upande mwingine itakuwa imeenda Kericho, imeenda Kisii, imeenda Kisumu, na inaenda Malaba," he said.
Ruto further disclosed that the government planned to dual the entire road, allowing motorists and businesses to benefit from an expanded transport network.
"We're going to dual the whole of that road," he added.
The proposed extension forms part of the government's wider road infrastructure programme, which seeks to improve connectivity, ease movement of goods and strengthen transport links to neighbouring countries.
Ruto maintained that the projects would be implemented without introducing additional taxes or accumulating more public debt, insisting that Kenyans would not be subjected to further financial pressure to finance the developments.
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