Multi-Agency Team Reviews HoAGDP Progress, Charts Way Forward for Faster Implementation Works Building, Nairobi
Principal Secretary, Eng. Joseph Mbugua, on Thursday chaired the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HoAGDP) Multi-Agency Implementation Support Mission Wrap-Up Meeting and the Second Quarter 2026 Project Oversight Committee Meeting to review implementation progress and agree on measures to accelerate project delivery.
The meeting focused on fast-tracking key procurements, strengthening project oversight, enhancing road safety, and expediting land acquisition and compensation to ensure timely implementation.
Eng. Mbugua confirmed that implementation of the HoAGDP is progressing well, with contracts for all road sections and fibre optic infrastructure already awarded. He further noted that the approval of the Second Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HoAGDP II), together with additional financing, has secured funding for the entire 740-kilometre Isiolo–Mandera Road Corridor.
Once completed, the project is expected to enhance regional connectivity, facilitate trade, expand digital infrastructure, and unlock socio-economic opportunities across Northern Kenya and the wider Horn of Africa region.
The meeting was attended by the World Bank team and representatives from the State Department for Roads, the State Department for Transport, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE), the State Department for Public Works, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), Kenya Railways Corporation, the National Land Commission (NLC), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS), the National Construction Authority (NCA), the Kenya Roads Board (KRB), the University of Nairobi (UoN), and the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).
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