Nairobi–Malaba Road Explained

Country:KEN
Alternate Name:Nairobi–Malaba Road
Type:A
Route:104
Maint:Kenya National Highways Authority
Map:A104 Kenia (A+B).svg
Length Mi:278
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Nairobi
Junction:
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Malaba
Counties:Nairobi, Kiambu, Nakuru, Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Bungoma, Busia

The Nairobi–Malaba Road, also Nairobi–Uganda Road or A104 Road (Kenya) is a major highway in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. The road connects Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya, with the border town of Malaba at the international border with Uganda.

Location

The road starts in the city of Nairobi and takes a general north-westerly direction through Naivasha, Nakuru, Eldoret and Bungoma, to end at Malaba, a distance of approximately 447km (278miles)[1] The coordinates of this road in the city of Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County are: 0°30'23.0"N, 35°17'57.0"E (Latitude:0.506389; Longitude:35.299167).

Overview

This road, together with the Nairobi–Mombasa Road, are part of The Great North Road, which connects the landlocked countries of Burundi, Eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan to the Kenyan coast at Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean.[2]

Due to the volume of traffic, and the concentration of heavy-duty transport vehicles, the route is accident-prone, accounting for a large number of injuries and fatalities in the region. In 2013 alone, 3,179 people lost their lives in traffic accidents on the combined Mombasa–Malaba Road.[3]

Intersections

This road has the following major intersections, listed from east towards the west.

  1. Nairobi–Mombasa Road
  2. NairobiThika Road
  3. Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road
  4. Kisumu–Kakamega–Webuye–Kitale Road
  5. TororoMalaba Road in Uganda

Towns

The following towns, listed from east towards west, are located along the highway:[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 September 2016 . Distance between DHL House, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya and Posta Malaba, Malaba, Kenya. 24 September 2016 . Globefeed.com. Globefeed.com.
  2. Web site: The Road Network . . 24 September 2016 . 24 September 2016 . Mombasa .
  3. Web site: Highway of death: The Mombasa-Malaba highway taking more lives than Al-Shabaab . 24 September 2016 . Hudson Gumbihi . and Solomon Koko . 11 December 2015 . The Nairobian.
  4. Web site: 24 September 2014. Map of Nairobi–Malaba Road Showing Major Towns & Intersections Along the Road.