464 people and properties have been listed for compensation in the ongoing construction of the Western By-pass.
Speaking during a County Development Implementation Committee (CDICC) meeting in Kiambu, National Land Commission (NLC) Engineer Halake Molu disclosed that Ksh1.8 billion had been budgeted for the exercise.
He, however, stated that Ksh150 million was available for the compensation on the 16.8KM stretch of road.
Molu noted that the number of those to be compensated was arrived at following verification of ownership documents by the NLC.
He added that during the validation process, 202 people were found to have encroached on government land and had been given exit notices.
"Some have already relocated their businesses to pave way for the construction while some are still buying time,’’ he observed.
The construction of the Western Bypass started in 2019 and is expected to be completed on September 30, 2022.
It is funded by China Exim Bank and the Government of Kenya and was estimated at Ksh17 billion.
"In about 516 days, the physical progress stands at 41.7%," stated Engineer Molu.
The bypass project is set to connect Gitaru, to the Southern Bypass in Kikuyu town and will terminate in Ruaka connecting the Northern bypass.
It will have a four-lane expressway and seven interchanges at Lower Kabete, Gitaru, Ndenderu, Ruaka, Wanginge, Rumingi and Kihara.
The other bypasses are Southern Bypass, Northern Bypass, and Eastern Bypass. The Western Bypass will complete the city's ring road.
