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Exit lane: Sudden top exits at road agencies expose power struggles

National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Kung'u Ndung'u when he appeared before the Public Petitions Committee regarding the 'punitive charges levied by KeNHA at the Parliament buildings, Nairobi. November 22nd, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya’s road sector has been thrown into confusion after the twin resignations of the bosses of key agencies, even as the National Treasury abandoned plans for the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway.

Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) Director-General (DG) Kungu Ndungu quit his job on Friday. On the same day, the director general of Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Kerra) Philemon Kandie, also resigned and said he would continue on leave starting Monday. 

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