Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS), Davis Chirchir, inspected ongoing road and infrastructure projects in Wajir town ahead of this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations scheduled for June 1.
The inspection focused on key roads being upgraded to bitumen standards to improve accessibility, ease movement within the town, and support preparations for the national celebrations that will be hosted in Wajir County for the first time.
Among the projects inspected were the upgrading of the Furaha Girls–Wajir Stadium road, the Stadium Ring Road, access roads to the County Commissioner’s residence, Affordable Housing units, County Police Commander’s offices, and the Wajir Museum.
The CS also toured rehabilitation works along the Airport Gate–Basabra–Furaha School–Stadium Link Road and drainage enhancement works along the B13 Miyale Road and the access road leading to the County Aggregated Industrial Park (CAIPS).
Chirchir said several projects had recorded significant progress, with some nearing completion.
According to the Ministry, access roads to the County Commissioner’s residence, Affordable Housing area and Wajir Museum had reached 77.7 percent completion, while the Stadium Ring Road stood at 69.7 percent.
The rehabilitation of the Airport Gate–Basabra–Furaha School–Stadium Link Road had achieved 61.5 percent completion, with ongoing installation of kerbs, drainage construction, and reinforcement works.
The Furaha Girls–Stadium road project had reached 55.2 percent completion, while the CAIPS access road stood at 55 percent. Drainage improvement works along the B13 Miyale Road had reached 39.5 percent completion.
The CS said the government was committed to ensuring all critical infrastructure projects are completed in time for the celebrations.
He noted that the road upgrades would not only support Madaraka Day activities but also improve mobility, trade, and long-term urban development in Wajir County.
Contractors at the various sites reported steady progress, with ongoing works, including laying of asphalt concrete, installation of kerbs and channels, drainage construction, walkway priming, and base layer processing.
The projects are being implemented under the Kenya Urban Roads Authority through different contractors, with hundreds of skilled and unskilled labourers engaged across the sites.
Wajir County is set to host this year’s national Madaraka Day celebrations, with the government fast-tracking infrastructure and beautification works across the town ahead of the event.
By Hamdi Buthul
