A Section Of Mau Mau Road Closed

The MauMau road -Kamahindu- Matimbei section in Lari sub-county, Kiambu County has temporarily been closed to pave the way for the construction of a concrete pavement along this route.The 500-meter permanent concrete pavement will take a period of two months for the construction works to be completed.It is designed to withstand road traffic and weathering actions while ensuring comfortable and safe riding conditions as well as low costs and damage to the environment.Lari MP Joseph Mburu Kahangara advised Vehicles to use the Kagwe girls road to join the Matimbei - Githunguri road near Gituraini junction.The road construction and several others are taking place concurrently after the recent launch by area MP.'Fixing Our Roads Campaign` in Lari constituency aimed at smoothening road transport and also opening up the drainage systems.He noted that bush clearing, upgrading, gravelling and compaction of the two main roads in Kambaa location is currently ongoing at the Kambaa-Bathi-Nyamweru-Githirioni, a 10KM road and Kambaa-Kwa Hosana-Makimei-Kimuti-ini-Kamahindu a 7KM road strip.'These two main roads will open up the whole of Kambaa location benefiting over 8000 residents and it will ease movements to and from Kambaa as well as connect the area with Kirenga and Nyanduma wards,' Kahangara said .The MP added that he is committed to ensuring that all areas in his constituency are well connected to a good transport network and have a good drainage system.The residents have for a while decried the poor state of the roads, calling upon the leadership of Governor Kimani Wamatangi to upgrade the road networks and infrastructure.'Two years ago most of the roads in Lari Constituency were impassable during rainy season but under the administration of our MP Mburu, the road network in Lari Constituency has improved,' Martha Wanjiru Mbugua, a resident of Lari statedSource: Kenya News Agency