{"id":5768,"date":"2020-09-24T13:52:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T10:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2020-09-24T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T10:52:56","slug":"expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"Nairobi Expressway will involve relocating Kenya Power electricity lines at a cost of Sh1 billion @ma3route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is set to spend over Sh1 billion to relocate Kenya Power electricity lines to pave way for the construction of the Nairobi Expressway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Seeking to alleviate fears of power outages during the relocation, Kenya Power Managing Director Bernard Ngugi assured Nairobi residents that their live transmission unit will facilitate the smooth transfer of transformers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cWe aim to keep the lights on even as we carry out this critical exercise. We will ensure that we relocate as much network as possible using our Live Line Maintenance team to minimise interruption,\u201d said Ngugi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">However, Ngugi said that some customers within estates along the Expressway corridor may experience interruptions in power supply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The estates affected are between Mlolongo, Mombasa Road, and James Gichuru Road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The relocation is paving way for the construction of the 27.1-kilometre long highway connecting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Westlands, Nairobi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUe6M_NLeWY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is set to spend over Sh1 billion to relocate Kenya Power electricity lines to pave way for the construction of the Nairobi Expressway. 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