The Cabinet has granted Ministry of Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen approval to implement the Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP).
The approval will see the Nairobi Metropolitan Area improve in terms of mobility.
Speaking in his X account, the Cabinet Secretary said that the project will entail revamping the Commuter Rail Service and undertaking feasibility studies and detailed design for the entire 163 km commuter rail network in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area.
“The Ministry will revamp Commuter Rail Service and also ensure it undertakes detailed design for a commuter rail network which is 163 km” said Murkomen
Murkomen is also tasked with upgrading of 58km Thika line from Nairobi Central Station to Thika and constructing more railway stations on the same route.
The Ministry will also construct feeder roads and non-motorized transport infrastructure to enhance accessibility to the commuter railway stations.
To address urban public transport carbon emissions, the ministry will adopt a Green Mobility Solution.
Towards this initiative, the CS has said that its ministry has commenced the formulation of a National Urban Transport Policy to guide the development, management, financing and regulation of urban transport at the National and County Governments levels.
The Ministry is also rehabilitating the commuter rail network in addition to refurbishing coaches and completing the construction of 10 stations.
Additionally, Murkomen has said that the process of setting up an Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) to enable seamless intermodal transportation and a single fare payment system across the transport modes has started.
