The government has released a fresh update on the proposed multi-billion-shilling Mombasa Northern Bypass, saying feasibility studies and due diligence assessments are bringing the project closer to possible implementation under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
KeNHA hosted representatives from Africa50 and the Public-Private Partnerships Directorate (PPPD) to review progress on the bypass and discuss preliminary findings from the ongoing studies.
During a meeting on Sunday, June 21, the three parties assessed the project’s current status and set out the next steps needed before it can move into the development phase.
Officials said the due diligence process includes technical, traffic, and field investigations to confirm the project’s viability and guide the financing and implementation framework.
In a statement shared after the meeting, KeNHA outlined the next steps toward the potential development of the proposed Mombasa Northern Bypass.
“KeNHA Coast Region, led by Director Eng. Michael Orege hosted representatives from Africa50, led by Zutari Director Altus Moolman, and the Public Private Partnerships Directorate (PPPD) as part of the ongoing assessment and due diligence process for the proposed Mombasa Northern Bypass Project,” KeNHA said.
“The meeting provided an opportunity to review progress made, discuss preliminary findings from the ongoing studies, and outline the next steps towards the potential development of the project, including technical, traffic, and field investigations,” it added.
KeNHA said the bypass project will cover 27.1 kilometres and aims to ease traffic congestion in Mombasa. It will connect the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway (A8) at Miritini to the Mombasa–Malindi Road (A7) at Kwa Kadzengo, Mtwapa.
The project will also include the construction of an 11.5-kilometer Bamburi Link Road, which will connect the new bypass to the Malindi highway through Bamburi.
Ongoing consultations, particularly with Africa50, aim to fund the project through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, a financing approach the government has increasingly favored in recent years instead of taking on new borrowing for infrastructure projects.
The highway is also expected to cut travel times for both passenger vehicles and freight transport, improving logistics efficiency along the country’s busiest trade routes.
Once completed, the Mombasa Northern Bypass is expected to offer an alternative route for through traffic. This change should reduce congestion on existing roads in Mombasa while strengthening connectivity to the Port of Mombasa.
The proposed bypass also aligns with a broader plan to upgrade transport infrastructure along the Coast. It will complement other ongoing investments, including the Dongo Kundu Bypass, the Mombasa Port Area Road Development (MPARD) project, the Miritini–Mwache–Kwa Jomvu Road, the Mombasa Southern Bypass, and the Northern Corridor.
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