By Suleiman Mbatiah
Governor Susan Kihika has outlined a string of ongoing infrastructure projects in Subukia Sub-County, with road and water upgrades taking centre stage as residents marked Jamhuri Day.
In her Jamhuri Day 2025 speech in Subukia, the Governor said the investments are aimed at improving daily movement, linking farms to markets, and easing access to social services.
“We have installed 23 streetlights, constructed three major bridges, graded more than 90 kilometres of roads and gravelled over 58 kilometres. Subukia deserves development that people can feel in their day-to-day lives, not on paper,” she said.
The upgraded roads include Kamemo–Kirima–Kahiga–Tetu–Kirengero–Munanda–Sidai, while works on the Tetu–Arash Bridge have already been awarded. The bridge is expected to ease movement for workers around Subati Flower Farm.
Water projects have also expanded, with 14 boreholes drilled, 11 solarized, seven concrete tanks built, and more than 32 kilometres of pipelines laid across the sub-county. The Governor said water coverage has risen to 33 percent, benefiting an estimated 27,250 people.
“Key projects include the Gatongu Borehole, Subukia Valley and Tetu boreholes, Kahawa tank, and extensive piping across Morro, Munanda, Gatongu, Kware and Mihango,” she said, while pledging further expansion.
In the trade sector, the county has upgraded market facilities, including new toilets at Waseges markets, and continued construction of the Subukia Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) Market, which is now 59 percent complete. Local traders have also continued to access the Wezesha Fund, Boda Boda Fund, and MSME credit schemes.
Youth support programmes have reached hundreds of young people through a KSh 96 million empowerment initiative offering hospitality kits, creative economy tools, jua kali equipment, and sports items. Stadium and sports facility improvements are also underway across the wards.
The national government projects in the area, including the 580-bed Subukia Technical Training Institute hostel block, are also progressing.