The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) announced significant progress on the 42-kilometer Mombasa-Kwa Jomvu-Mariakani highway project. The first phase is nearly complete, and compensation for affected individuals is underway, resolving earlier construction delays.

• Phase one (Mombasa to Kwa Jomvu) is 95.45% complete, while phase two (Kwa Jomvu to Mariakani) is 35% complete.
• Director General Luka Kimeli confirmed that compensation for individuals affected by the project, costing Ksh19 billion, has begun and is expected to finish by the end of September.
• The project, funded by the European Investment Bank, the German Development Bank, and the European Union, involves upgrading the road to a four-lane dual carriageway.