Dispute over Kitale-Kisumu road construction project to be settled out of court

A matatu wades through muddy Kakamega-Webuye road. Construction stalled years ago due to a dispute between contractor and roads authority. (PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/ STANDARD)

The High Court in Nairobi has agreed that a protracted dispute between the government and a road contractor be resolved through an out of court settlement.

The lengthy court battle between Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and a contractor - VIL - had resulted in a three-year delay of construction of a section of the Kisumu-Kakamega-Webuye-Kitale Road that affected motorists using the route.