Construction of the much awaited Lanet Airport may soon kick off after Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen promised to visit the site next week to inspect progress of the project.

Works on extending the runway to accommodate commercial planes started in 2020 after former Governor Lee Kinyanjui did the groundbreaking at the site.

Soon after, phase one was initiated which included tarmacking of the existing runway strip, culverts and drainage works among other works at a cost of Sh 400 million.

Speaking in Nakuru during the weekend, Murkomen stated that in two weeks time, he will be back to lay out a plan to ensure the pending Nakuru airport project is completed.

The CS also said he has been in talks with Governor Susan Kihika on plans to decongest traffic in Nakuru by putting up new routes.

"We want to do a Nakuru southern by pass that will go through the other side of the lake and another by-pass that will go through the side of Bahati , so that the town may be left for people who must operate in the city center ," he noted.

He added that the Ngata road area which has claimed so many lives will soon have barriers to separate the two lanes before plans to dual the road materialize.

The CS further promised that by April, dualling of the stretch between EverReady factory and Ngata primary will be done.

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Murkomen Shines Ray of Hope on Much Awaited Lanet Airport

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