NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY: How Kenya's longest bridge was constructed; engineering & the Kenya - China ties

Built by China Road and Bridge Corporation, CRBC under Built, Operate and Transfer deal, the expressway has changed the appearance of Nairobi and fastened movement of vehicle's along the Northern Corridor.
Today we look at how the new road was constructed. We have talked to engineers involved, builders and government officials.
The documentary is produced by Enock Sikolia; directed by Conceptor Ndema and videography was done by Elijah Wekesa.

[@KenyanHistorian]

Kindly keep subscribing to our channel. Our next project depends on it. May our Almighty God bless you abundantly

[@itgamingke]

And you too bro 🙏🏽

[@chrisogonas]

Kenyans can say all they want, but this expressway is no doubt a timely game changer besides its imposing supreme architecture. Kenyans can now spend least time on that corridor. Time is the currency of life. Kudos Uhuru Kenyatta for the great infrastructure legacy.

[@mr.humble877]

This ' Kenyan Historian ' Reporter is Thorough. Keep it up.

[@ShiftingNews]

And the Nairobi Expressway is the new talk in town and most people say that they save on time and fuel. The history, interactions with government officials, your style of presenting this wonderful masterpiece and the mastery of the engineering behind it are top-notch. Pass greetings to Uncle Freddie, rhumba flows through his blood. Amazing indeed and a wonderful video.

[@taislinah8602]

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳We shall be here 10years in because you did this..well done sikolia ...you do an amazing job

[@minursa02]

Uhuru played his good part with less talks more actions, let's see what differences and footprints the hustlers will leave. History has place for everyone, good or bad.

[@hellenwanjiru4496]

I am an engineer.....my prayer is that one day I will take part in such a mega project......I love your content it really inspires me .....God bless

[@bridgeonkarandinib1k690]

Enock Sikolia, i love your passion of reporting bro

[@domcharleskariuki8964]

Watching from New Mexico state in America and I surely watch this again and again, I am proud kenyan and a happy subscriber of this channel. Keep going mzee sikolia👏👊👍

[@1devoch]

Great piece! I like how Kenyan women are in every profession.

[@primez777]

Nairobi is very beautiful

[@antonymangaara2022]

great informative video,well done

[@razzjoxe254]

Well documented 🙏🙏🙏 great work 👌

[@mekenyetv5666]

You always be my mentor I will pick up from you

[@antonymangaara2022]

we will surely miss You Mr president ,thank you for your good work and infrustructure ,Mungu akubariki

[@infinity2182]

Enock you have a done a superb job on narration also the camera angles and the drone was awesomely done.Kudos

[@j.o.g.s8179]

This channel will go down in history

[@hope21933]

Much love from Ethiopia.

[@jamesalvin8615]

Your narration is always top notch

[@josephgitahi163]

Wonderful story💪

[@mahelofrancis2459]

Great 👌

[@kelvingitonga1324]

Am the first to comment! I love Kenya I love Nairobi

[@gordythungu8954]

You are doing a great job sir Kolia

[@wanja7725]

Love your work Enock Good you went solo...

[@hk254lyt8]

They need to rehabilitate the edges of the bottom road especially in Westlands. So dusty

[@emmanuelkosgei5662]

Good job Sir Enock Sikolia,a great masterpiece.

[@benjaminogolla2463]

Good job Enock

[@soniamorias3409]

Wow! Nice video! Audio and camera angle wise!!Can we Please get trees grown back on some of the small spaces left behind besides the highway. I've seen flowers on Mombasa rd. More green and colours!

[@saimzmuiruri]

Engineering marvel, right infront of our eyes.

[@maxwellmakenzi]

Fellow Burkinabe you are here😂😂😂

[@saimzmuiruri]

@@maxwellmakenzi 🤣🤣🤣🤣 We need to learn from our Kenyan brothers.

[@maxwellmakenzi]

@@saimzmuiruri 🤣🤣🤣

[@familycarestudio]

Good story my brothers

[@aleksanderkuncwicz7277]

Good I think Africa needs lots of roads.

[@ulrich2819]

This is great, but how is the biggest airport in East and Central African not also connected by rail?

[@KenyanHistorian]

I know. It should be connected with all other means of transport including high capacity buses.

[@tyris54]

Uhuru did a good job... Huyu mwingine still seeking God's intervention, hapa wakenya walijidanganya. Wameshindwa hata Ku repair the down road

[@emmanuelsenter8187]

good

[@frankmugo6093]

You've done a small rhumba karaoke na mzee kwa gari, hahaha. Anyway, seen some, this is the best documentary on the express way.

[@kithingajose]

Following

[@moseswaweru1261]

Excellent reporting

[@KenyanHistorian]

Thanks bro. Much appreciated sir

[@razzjoxe254]

Thanks to H.E President Uhuru for the good work/service he has done to Kenyans, we will live remembering you 🥳🙏🙏🙏

[@lysher646]

His excellency Mr. Kenyatta my president🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@wachirajonathan221]

You should also do a review of the road below. Several mistakes are visible with pillars shrinking the road. The Westlands stretch is also a mess with u turns poorly placed

[@enkylion9525]

its been repaired

[@samwelnjoroge4377]

Given the economic impact of this road and ease movement along the busy Waiyaki/Mombasa road, President Uhuru Kenyatta did an excellent job.....We need people to speak about similar projects that are transforming life in Kenya and Africa

[@samwelnjoroge4377]

Good job to CS Macharia, PS Paul, and the whole team involved to deliver this project

[@dancanmakau4001]

so awesome

[@markmosobo6378]

i have come to the conviction of the expressway having been a project for the jkia to gigiri in 15 minutes kinda cohort of the populace; good for attracting investors but miles away from addressing local issues at the level of most ordinary kenyans...and quite expensive a project as you may get against her comparisons like in Uganda

[@marshallskinyanjui6574]

do you know what you are saying about Uganda!!! check out the cost of Kampala-Entebbe Expressway which is 4 lane ground level dual carriageway without access control, service lanes nor footbridges...just like Kenol-Marua Dual carriageway ..and why do you think this privately funded project like this can be expensive..its like saying GTC Nairobi is expensive..bro this are private investments and their investor had done their calculations.

[@justiceodhiambo6334]

I know of an express highway that transits USA from Mexico to Canada

[@Shelby-ju9hk]

Maximum 60K cars per day is amazing

[@janenandi4095]

Prophetic Word FEARLESS PREACHER UK 🇬🇧 I Prophesy DOUBLE Grace IN MY Country KENYA 🇰🇪 ITS VERY BEAUTIFUL I JUST LOVE ❤️ IT ❤️❤️‍🩹👄

[@medical-2760]

LESS THAN TWI YEARS? LESS THAN TWO YEARS....

[@normamimosa5991]

So, what has happened to the wildlife?

[@kiturselassie813]

Chinese standard of pouring a pier is weird af..they do not case the walls of the concrete pier like we do it in the west ,. The rebar steel is way below guage for that bridge weight,this road is not built to last...

[@2danadem]

Very few vehicles will it cover the cost to pay back the loan?

[@KenyanHistorian]

It's not a loan bro. No one is obligated to pay. CRBC is operating the road to recover the investment. Right now over 60k vehicles are using the road. And many people are applying for the ETC... That road was a massive investment by the Chinese company and from the look of things it might even recover it's money earlier than anticipated

[@2danadem]

@@KenyanHistorian 60k daily? In an interview the CS for transport mentioned 40k... I still see congestions on the lower part is there teething problems?

[@KenyanHistorian]

@@2danadem Yes. 60k daily. I was in the control room the other day and they showed me the counting system.

[@Shelby-ju9hk]

60 thousand cars daily my dear

[@justiceodhiambo6334]

We need sgrs several to connect the country UG have done its parts to the borders Lake Victoria needs an sgr badly North Eastern, Eastern corridors of kenya needs sgrs badly We need to connect the country and this is the highways times let's emulate texas

[@nairobinyeusi5811]

Now we wait for a very long bitter 10 years of corruption and nothing to Show apart from religious bigotry. That's when we will remember Uhuru

[@antonymangaara2022]

the begging of ten Dark years ,why did kenyans have to choose Barnabas

[@georgeikinya2779]

@@antonymangaara2022 because of one thing only, religious brain washing, five years of tax payers facilitated campaign of selling illusions of getting billions chickens, roasting maize by the roadside , just mere laziness to think a head

[@HaronRotich7752]

Raila has never, was never and will never be an option

[@roberttai4694]

Uhuru 's regime had significant developmental mega projects , let's watch and see.

[@mohammedidle5835]

Uhuru has marginalized north eastern counties Wajir and mandera have no tarmac road and national grid electricity. The world bank has approved the money for tarmac road in wajir and mandera but Uhuru administration have not cooperated with world bank so that the project will start . You left legacy in other part of the country but not in north eastern

[@enkylion9525]

there's a power grid from turkana thats just come from Ethiopia dam that was launched recently...that's y the power grid is not complete but will soon

[@infinity2182]

How so?? and the govt devolved actually over the last 10 year Northern counties have gotten over 100billion with nothing to show for but your governors have built lots of coffee shops and eateries in nairobi city.

[@justiceodhiambo6334]

Mumejaza nairobi na makorokoro Why not upgrade the outskirts kwani nairobi ndio kenya peke yake Sasa ukifa utasafirishwa aje Panua maendeleo bwana

[@hk254lyt8]

They said 9 billion was allocated to repair the original road at the bottom but there is no progress. I suspect the money has been eaten

[@johncalrx7540]

And as from 15th September 2022 just bitterness and cluelessness of nabii's illegitimate government

[@Tony-ku5oq]

I'd be more impressed with inner city rails, yo what y'all doing over there? And please don't tell me corruption again I'm getting real tired of that animal..