BRT in Nairobi: Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, has received a Sh. 5 billion grant from the European Union for the construction of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
This amount was a major boost to the Sh. 9.6 billion that the BRT in Nairobi is expected to consume.
“The one thing that Nairobi needs is to have an effective BRT system. That is why EU has invested a Sh. 5 billion grant to make sure you the people of Nairobi will have an effective, safe, not polluting, not jamming, bus transport system,” EU Ambassador to Kenya Stefano Dejak said.
He added that the grant will be used to develop and install BRT supporting infrastructure in three years.
In the total budget for the BRT system, Sh. 7 billion will be used to develop five BRT lines and install the necessary infrastructure. Sh. 2.6 billion will be used to procure 50 high-capacity buses.
With the EU providing Sh. 5 billion, the national and county governments are expected to foot the remaining Sh. 4.6 billion.
The full implementation of the project which will see installation of critical link roads such as Likoni, Enterprise, Lusaka and Parklands Ring roads. A walkway on Rabai Road will also be constructed.