Mavoko sub-county assistant Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Phylip Lemalasia has said that the disputed road plan for Nairobi-Mombasa super highway has been revised to avert previous disputes caused by the initial plan.
Lemalasia said that the government had put into considerations some of the most important recommendations of the public on the road plan.
He added that the new plan is intended to end land disputes already raised by a number of Athi River residents operating businesses, and those who own property along Mombasa road where the road is expected to pass.
"After thorough consultations with the government through Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) on the recommendations of the residents bound to be affected by the project made during impact assessment fora with the public by the National Environmental Management Assessment Authority late last year (NEMA), we finally came up with a new plan," said Lemalasia.
He said the government, through KeNHA's engineer in charge of the project will soon organise for public meeting with those who were likely to be affected by the road and share the plan before serious implementation begins.
The commissioner said the plan was less harmful to the residents since the new plan shows that the road will pass through idle land as opposed to the initial one which would led to massive forceful evictions if not changed.
Most of the residents and entrepreneurs who own various property and operated businesses along the road at Mlolongo and Athi River towns had earlier threaten to move to court for stoppage of the dual carriage project if the initial plan was not revised.