President William Ruto addressing Kenyans during the 62nd Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on December 12, 2025/OKUSI TECHEPresident William Ruto has announced that the government will construct a new expressway linking Thika to Museum Hill.
The project, he says, is designed to mirror the elevated JKIA–Westlands expressway and ease mounting traffic pressure along the busy Thika Road corridor.
Ruto’s reference was to the multi-billion shilling Nairobi Expressway, developed under former President Uhuru Kenyatta through a public–private partnership with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC).
Speaking during Jamhuri Day celebrations at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday, Ruto said the route has become heavily congested due to the rapidly growing population of Nairobi commuters who reside in Thika and other towns along the highway.
“Many people live in Thika, and Thika Road has become congested,” the President said.
“I would like to announce that starting next year, just as we have an expressway from JKIA, we will build an expressway from Thika to Museum Hill so that those who suffer from traffic challenges can get relief.”
Details on financing, cost, and timelines were not immediately provided, though Ruto has in recent speeches hinted at the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to accelerate large-scale road construction.
Beyond the Thika stretch, the President revealed that the national government and the Nairobi County administration have reached a consensus to reactivate all stalled road projects within the capital.
He said the move is part of a broader effort to decongest Nairobi and streamline mobility for the nearly five million people who live and work within the metropolitan region.
“We know that many Kenyans live within the Nairobi metropolitan area and work in the city—people who live in Kiserian, Rongai, Ngong—who experience huge traffic jams in the morning and evening,” Ruto said.
“From next year, the road from the Bomas of Kenya to Rongai and Kiserian, and from Karen through Ngong to Kiserian, will be expanded into a dual carriageway.”
The expansion of the southern and western metropolitan corridors is expected to complement the planned Thika expressway, forming part of a wider government strategy to create seamless movement across Nairobi’s feeder towns.
Ruto’s latest infrastructure pledges come just weeks after he outlined an ambitious national plan during the State of the Nation Address, in which he committed to dualing at least 2,500 kilometres of highways and tarmacking an estimated 28,000 kilometres of roads over the next decade.
The President maintains that enhanced road infrastructure remains critical for easing commuter burdens and unlocking economic productivity
