The Kenya National Highways Authority, which has been giving updates of the road did not respond to our inquiry on why the contractor has abandoned the works or the exact amount allocated for the expansion.
Pedestrians have not been spared. A walkway that was purposely meant for those on foot, is a death trap as they are frequently edged out of the walkway by boda boda riders.
The deep trench has also exposed the foundation of the old Mombasa road, made of loose concrete and soil.
Visibly, compressed soil is slowly falling, getting soaked and likely to be eroded in a move that is likely to weaken the section of the busy highway.
On the stretch, there are no tapes to guide motorists, which makes it dangerous to drive at night.
[Pkemoi Ng'enoh]
Ideally, there ought to be other markings to guard vehicles from falling off into the excavation including heavy drums filled with cement and ballast.
However, the marking is placed far apart and some drums have since been knocked down by motorists and in some areas, heaps of murram soil were left blocking water drainage.