The upgrading of the Uplands-Ruiru road has been awarded to a Chinese construction firm. The upgrade, valued at Sh4.06 billion will be undertaken by the Shengli Engineering Construction (Group) Company Limited of Shengli Oilfield.
The upgrade will be done on 44 kilometres of the Uplands-Githunguri-Ruiru road. This road, which is known as the B116 road will connect the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway at Uplands with the Nairobi-Thika Superhighway at Ruiru.
During the upgrade, the road will be upgraded to bitumen standards, and will feature surfacing, drainage and related infrastructural constructions.
“An improved roadway complete with a paved surface will encourage more vehicular traffic and will allow vehicles to travel at higher average speeds. This will increase the possibility of accidents between vehicles and with non-motorized traffic such as cyclists, pedestrians, and both domestic and wild animals,” part of the tender document by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) states.
According to disclosures from the KeNHA, this contract was awarded to Shengli Engineering Construction on January 7, 2026. Shengli Engineering Construction is part of the Sinopec Petroleum Engineering.
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The firm is reported to hold Grade I qualifications for general contracting in construction, including highway engineering and building construction.
According to Development Aid, it is formally known as Sinopec Petroleum Engineering Corporation (SPE) and was previously referred to as Shengli Engineering and Consulting Co., Ltd. (SLECC) before a 2013 rebranding. It maintains strong connections with Chinese state-owned enterprises.
