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ARTICLE · 09 JANUARY 2017

Building Kenya's Roads - Tackling Issues For Developers And Lenders

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Progress continues on the Kenya Roads PPP Programme, and over the last few months Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has hosted an Investor Conference and launched...

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Progress continues on the Kenya Roads PPP Programme, and over the last few months Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has hosted an Investor Conference and launched the Nairobi - Nakuru - Mau Summit Highway Project. At the conference, Kenyan Government representatives and the Transaction Advisory teams advising on the programme introduced each project and held meetings with interested developers and lenders.

NAIROBI - NAKURU - MAU SUMMIT HIGHWAY

The prequalification documents for this project were released in November, with a response deadline of 9 January 2017. It is envisaged that the Request for Proposals will be released early February, and bids due in June 2017.

The Nairobi - Nakuru - Mau Summit Highway project consists of the improvement and operation and maintenance of various pieces of highway between Nairobi and Mau Summit, including the A8 Highway, the A8 South Highway, and the Nairobi Southern Bypass, with an estimated Capex of USD550m. The

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