The number of graders and other heavy machinery working on road projects has been increased in Uasin Gishu to expedite the implementation of projects under the 2023/24 financial year.
Governor Jonathan Bii-led administration targets to grade 1,200 kilometers of roads across the county and has since been in the process of reinstating stalled machinery to boost the ongoing work.
Reinstatement works are being done by Mantrac Kenya in partnership with the county.
Chief Officer Roads, Transport and Public Works Engineer Abraham Kiptalam says thr County partnered with Mantrac Kenya to repair and maintain the machinery because it’s a renowned company in the manufacturing industry.
Kiptalam says Mantrac Kenya also supplies CAT type of machines and understands the machines and services needed at an affordable price of buying spare parts.
Major milestone in road construction works
“When we came on board, we had several heavy machines which were not operational. We did inspections and diagnosis with the team from Mantrac Kenya and handed them six graders to service and reinstate them.”
“Right now we are so excited that out of the six, three graders are working and one is almost ready,” he said.
The chief officer who was accompanied by Mantrac Kenya Limited General Manager Product Support Alexander Makarov during an inspection at the County Yard, noted that the success is a great milestone for the department.
He further expressed optimism that it will go in handy to support projects rolled out by the County government.
On his part, Makarov pledged the commitment of his company to ensure all the machinery works effectively at a lesser cost of maintenance and to support the county in increasing its efficiency in service delivery.
“We are waiting for extra spare parts to complete the work, 60 percent of the work we planned to do,” he added.
Present during the inspection were: Director Transport Lazurus Sile, Accounting Manager Mantrac Kenya Limited Joseph Kibe, Trasport section Administrator Angela Kimwattan, and Incharge Mechanical engineer Jacob Ng’etich.
