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August 26, 2026
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Highway expansion wipes out businesses at iconic Rift Valley Viewpoint

Highway expansion wipes out businesses at iconic Rift Valley Viewpoint

For years, the viewpoint has been a familiar stopover for tourists travelling along the highways...

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The iconic Great Rift Valley Viewpoint along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway is being demolished to make way for the Rironi–Mau Summit Highway expansion, displacing numerous small-scale traders.

  • The highway expansion is part of a 175-kilometre project launched on November 28, 2025.
  • Traders, represented by Secretary Bernard Kihiu Njoka of the Kwa Mathore Viewpoint Community based Organisation, have been issued eviction notices by the Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha).
  • Over 300 traders and their employees are facing loss of livelihood, with some operating at the viewpoint for up to 30 years.

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