The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has directed owners of billboards, nursery beds, and temporary structures along the A8/B10 Highway, from James Gichuru Road Junction to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), to remove the structures within 14 days.
In a notice on Tuesday, January 13, KeNHA Acting Director General Luka Kimeli said the removal of the roadside structures is necessary to allow capacity enhancement, landscaping, and beautification works along the highway.
“This is to notify all roadside development owners/operators (billboards, direction and advertisement signs, nursery beds and temporary structures) within James Gichuru Road Junction to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (A8/B10) Highway of the commencement of capacity enhancement landscaping and beautification works between this section,” Kimeli stated.
The KeNHA boss said any structures not removed within this period will be taken down without further reference to the owners or operators.
“Consequently, all roadside developments (billboards, direction and advertisement signs, tree nursery beds and temporary structures) within the said road reserve should be removed within 14 days from the date of this Notice to pave way for implementation of the project works, otherwise they shall be removed without further reference to the owner/operators,” he added.
This comes after President William Ruto announced the commencement of reconstruction and beautification works along Mombasa Road, stretching from JKIA to ABC.
Speaking on December 12, 2025, the President said the project aims to improve the aesthetic appeal of the highways, giving Nairobi a modern look.
“I would like to announce that since the Expressway has been completed and people are now using the upper road, the lower road has developed problems. That is why, starting this December, we will rebuild the road from JKIA to ABC and carry out beautification works so that Nairobi looks good as the capital city of Kenya,” Ruto said.
Meanwhile, KeNHA has handed over the renovation works along the highway to the China Road and Bridge Cooperation (CRBC).
