Nakuru is back in the loop, once again.

A week ago, I was in the Rift Valley on duty and had a most delightful two-hour drive to Nakuru town. With the Mai-Mahiu-Lanet road construction now almost over and the road virtually opened, save for some beautifying and landscaping work going on. The road is smooth and well done, complete with an interchange (flyover) to get in and out of Naivasha Town and onwards to Mai Mahiu. One interesting thing I noticed was that the contractor is planting grass and trees on the road shoulders. This is rare and I wonder why the same is not happening on other new roads. The road was done with assistance from EU. On the northern side of Nakuru town a Chinese contractor is working on the 9 kilometre Lanet to Njoro-turnoff dual carriage. I hope they will do some landscaping and replace the giant beautiful trees that lined the road in the past.

I want to imagine that local tourists from Nairobi will now be back in this region with an abundance of sights. I will be back to sample the town and the surrounding country. Southwards from Nairobi, the Mlolongo to Machakos turn-off road is under construction and has made life for users hell. In the same direction, the Athi river to Namanga Road is also under construction and when complete Arusha will be some 3 hours away from Nairobi.