CS Chirchir explains why Rironi-Naivasha road will miss October deadline
Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir announced that the Rironi-Naivasha road project will miss its October deadline due to global supply chain disruptions. Rising bitumen costs, linked to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, have slowed construction, with a new completion target set for December.
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Infrastructure delays in Kenya impact regional trade efficiency and increase project costs, highlighting the vulnerability of local development to global geopolitical instability.
Transport CS Davis Chirchir/X Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has attributed the delays in the completion of the Rironi-Naivasha dual carriageway to disruptions in global petroleum supplies arising from tensions involving the United States and Iran.
Chirchir said a shortage of bitumen, a key material used in road construction, had slowed down works on the highway, with prices more than doubling in the past six months.
Speaking on Friday during an inspection of the ongoing works, the CS attributed the supply challenges to disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, a major international shipping route through which petroleum products are transported.
“Challenges with the Strait of Hormuz, you know most of the petroleum products come from Iran. We have a challenge of bringing the small quantities, the price has gone up,” Chirchir said.
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