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How change of tack helped county open up rural roads, save millions

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Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi. [George Njunge, Standard]

The county government of Kiambu has rehabilitated over 1,000 kilometres of rural access roads spread in the 60 wards in a plan that has reduced the cost of construction from Sh6 million to Sh400,000 per kilometre.

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