Kindiki assures residents of compensation ahead of Sh7b Nithi Bridge project
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced that the government is negotiating compensation for landowners affected by the Sh7 billion Nithi Bridge project. Construction is currently stalled as some residents refuse to relocate until they receive payment for their land.
Why it matters
The project is a critical infrastructure development, and the compensation dispute highlights the tension between national development goals and individual property rights.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, Meru Assembly Speaker Ayub Bundi and Abothuguchi Central MCA Douglas Mutea at Kirigara, during a fund drive for MCK Abothuguchi Synod headquarters on July 12, 2026. [ Phares Mutembei, Standard] Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said the national government is engaging with landowners at Nithi Bridge over compensation. This came after a section of residents who are required to give up their land for the construction of new bridge said they were not ready to move because they have not been compensated. The residents said they need the money to purchase land, and time to build their new homes before the contractor starts the project. Prof Kindiki spoke during a funds drive for the construction of the headquarters for Abothoguchi Synod in Central Imenti, where he gifted the synod Bishop Doreen Mwathe, a car. "The issue of compensation brought some issues.
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