Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the installation, integration, operation and maintenance of Speed Enforcement and Traffic Management Systems in ten specific locations along the Nairobi-Mombasa Road (A8 Road).
A8 road is the country's major highway that stretches from Mombasa Port to the Malaba border. It connects three cities including Mombasa and Nairobi.
In a notice, KeNHA listed the ten locations for the location of speed cameras including the Mlima Kiu/Kiongwani stretch (Makueni), Salama/Muia Kali stretch in Makueni and Ihindu/Kinungi/Karai stretch in Nakuru.
In Uasin Gishu, the cameras will be installed in several locations including the Mlango Moja/Equator/Hill Tea stretch, Timboroa/Danger stretch and Stage Muge/Kipkaren Mbaganga stretch.
The Mukhonje/ Lwandeti stretch and Chimoi/Kaburengu stretch are also listed among the areas for the installation of speed cameras.
The Matulo/Matisi stretch in Bungoma is the final location earmarked for the project.
According to KeNHA, taxpayers will fund the project through the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF). The Fund was created in 1993 to provide a sustainable source of funding for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the road network.
Interested bidders are required to submit the tender documents by April 16, 2024.
In December last year, the government announced plans to install speed cameras on major highways to reduce road carnage by 20 per cent annually.
This will be through implementing an Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) that introduces instant fines for road users breaking the law.
"We are planning to install speed cameras across the country. We are also planning to install cameras in 420 junctions in Nairobi and enforce what is called an ITS," Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen stated during a media interview.
"Already we have a pilot project going on, cameras are there at Southern Bypass, Thika Road, Waiyaki Way and Kinungi."
