Kenya National Highways Authority Explained

Agency Name:Kenya National Highways Authority
Nativename:KeNHA
Formed:2007
Jurisdiction:Kenya
Headquarters:Barabara Plaza, Off Airport South Road, along Mazao Road, Opposite KCAA HQs.
Chief1 Name:Winfrida Ngumi (Winnie Ngumi)
Chief1 Position:Chairman
Chief2 Name:Kung'u Ndung'u[1]
Chief2 Position:Director General
Parent Agency:Kenya Ministry of Transport And Infrastructure[2]
Coordinates:1.2992°N 36.8133°W

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is an autonomous road agency. Its responsibility is for the management, development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of Class S, A and B roads as explained below.

Location

The headquarters of KeNHA are located at Barabara Plaza, off Mombasa Road, opposite Kenya Civil Aviation Authority HQ in the neighborhood of JKIA, in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.

Overview

The Government of Kenya divides the roads into several classes, including the following:[3]

  1. Class S: "A Highway that connects two or more cities and carries safely a large volume of traffic at the highest speed of operation".
  2. Class A: "A Highway that forms a strategic route and corridor connecting international boundaries at identified immigration entry and exit points and international terminals such as international air or sea ports".
  3. Class B: "A Highway that forms an important national route linking national trading or economic hubs, County Headquarters and other nationally important centers to each other and to the National Capital or to Class A roads".

The agency is mandated to manage, develop, rehabilitate and maintain national roads.[3] [4]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kahawatungu.com . Eng. Kung’u Ndung’u Appointed New KeNHA Director-General . 8 October 2021 . 14 October 2021 . Francis Muli . Nairobi, Kenya.
  2. Web site: Republic of Kenya: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure: The following Institutions fall under the Ministry . 3 April 2016 . 3 April 2016 . Nairobi . Kenya Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (KMTI) . KMTI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326094511/http://transport.go.ke/AboutUs.html . 26 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: 3 April 2016 . KeNHA . Kenya National Highway Authority: Who We Are . 3 April 2016. Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) . Nairobi.
  4. Web site: How Kenya National Highways Authority plans to deal with vandalism . 27 January 2016 . . Sophia Muthoni . 3 April 2016 . Nairobi.

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