Kenya National Highways Authority

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is an autonomous road agency. Its responsibility is for the management, development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of Class A, B and C roads as explained below.[3]

Kenya National Highways Authority
KeNHA
Agency overview
Formed2007
JurisdictionKenya
HeadquartersBarabara Plaza, Off Airport South Road, along Mazao Road,Opposite KCAA HQs.
Agency executive

  • Eng. Wangai Ndirangu
    Chairman
    Peter Mundinia[1]
    Director General
Parent agencyKenya Ministry of Transport And Infrastructure[2]
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The headquarters of KeNHA are located at Barabara Plaza, off Mombasa Road, opposite Kenya Civil Aviation Authority HQ in the neighborhood of JKIA, in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the agency's headquarters are: 1°17'57.0"S, 36°48'48.0"E (Latitude:-1.299165; Longitude:36.813324).[4]

Overview

The Government of Kenya divides the roads into several classes, including the following:[3]


  1. Class S: "A Highway that connects two or more cities and carries safely a large volume of traffic at the highest speed of operation".
  2. Class A: "A Highway that forms a strategic route and corridor connecting international boundaries at identified immigration entry and exit points and international terminals such as international air or sea ports".
  3. Class B: "A Highway that forms an important national route linking national trading or economic hubs, County Headquarters and other nationally important centers to each other and to the National Capital or to Class A roads".


The agency is mandated to manage, develop, rehabilitate and maintain national roads.[3][5]

See also

References
  1. Standard Reporter (28 August 2015). "Kenya National Highways Authority gets new director general". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. KMTI (3 April 2016). "Republic of Kenya: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure: The following Institutions fall under the Ministry". Nairobi: Kenya Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (KMTI). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. KeNHA (3 April 2016). "Kenya National Highway Authority: Who We Are". Nairobi: Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. Google (3 April 2016). "Location of the headquarters of KeNHA, Off Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. Muthoni, Sophia (27 January 2016). "How Kenya National Highways Authority plans to deal with vandalism". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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