KeNHA Starts Removal Of Illegal Structures Along Busy Highway

KeNHA Starts Removal Of Illegal Structures Along Busy Highway

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has commenced demolitions along the 84-kilometre Kisii-Kadongo and Kadongo-Ahero (A1) Road, focusing on structures built unlawfully within the road reserve.

KeNHA’s Corridor D Management Team conducted the exercise on July 16, with a focus on four main trading centres along the busy highway.

Nyamataro, Nyakoe, Misambi, and Kadongo commercial centres suffered the brunt of the demolitions, with bulldozers razing structures to eliminate encroachments.

Images shared online showed company owners and people watching as structures they had developed over the years collapsed within hours.

The structures that were removed included unauthorized buildings, illegal signs, and access culverts built without KeNHA authority.

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Corridor D Management Team conducted an enforcement exercise to remove illegal structures, unauthorized signages, and access culverts… pic.twitter.com/jYElHiqVKT— Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) (@KeNHAKenya) July 16, 2026

For many small traders, the road reserve had become an extension of their shops, a convenient but illegal arrangement that finally caught up with them.

KeNHA distanced itself from the constant and usual claims of the transport authority not having issued the traders with a vacation notice prior.

They pointed out the 30-day eviction and demolition notice issued on May 28, followed by weeks-long public participation.

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“The exercise followed a public sensitization campaign in the affected areas and the issuance of vacation notices to encroachers,” stated KeNHA.

KeNHA says the exercise was necessary to protect the road reserve for both current use and future infrastructure expansion.

Of note is that the earlier notice cited that the aim is part of the authority’s ongoing road safety improvement initiative that seeks to reduce accidents and ensure the unobstructed flow of traffic along the Highway.

This is because, along the transport route, there are structures built too close to the road that often obstruct visibility for motorists.

Additionally, access culverts built without approval have also been flagged as a safety hazard, sometimes affecting drainage along the highway.

KeNHA has now urged Kenyans to stop encroaching on road reserves and to always seek approval before constructing culverts or erecting signage near national roads.

KeNHA Starts Removal Of Illegal Structures Along Busy Highway