Membley community builds bridge worth Sh3 million

Following the floods that ravaged the country some months ago, the Membley Community of Kiambu County joined hands to construct a bridge that had been swept away by the rains.

According to a statement by the community, the bridge which will be officially opened on Saturday is worth Sh3 million.           

The community which has a slogan, 'It's our Village. Let's Grow it', took two weeks to build the bridge.

“On a record of two months, as a community, we were able to mobilise voluntary expertise within ourselves, from engineers, architects, Management team,” the statement reads.

“Members pulled together resources and voluntarily contributed funds and materials and it is amazing the bridge is now ready for use”.

The community said the bridge is a much better design with a pedestrian walkway and a high box leeway for the river/flood to flow.

The Membley Road where this bridge is, is a link road between the Thika Super Highway and the Northern bypass. 

It serves over 5,000 users from the community, schools, churches and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital among many others.

Membley Community said they had to take responsibility after their pleas to the county government and national government bodies fell on deaf ears.