Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- The Sh4.9 billion Kisumu-Chemelil-Muhoroni road is expected to open up the region.

The project is expected to be completed in under one year.

Treasury last month approved Sh11.4 billion for the construction of four roads among them the Kisumu-Chemelil-Muhoroni Kaitui road.

The Kenya National Highways (KeNHA) Authority will, from next month, begin construction works on the 63-kilometre sugar belt road traversing Kisumu, Nandi and Kericho counties after the Treasury approved its financing.

The Sh4.9 billion Kisumu-Chemelil-Muhoroni road is expected to open up the region largely closed out for decades after motorists abandoned the motorway, opting for the smoother Kericho-Kisumu road going through Awasi and Ahero.

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