Kenyans blast PS Omollo for praising new Ngong-Suswa highway, term it 'shoddy and cheap'

After sharing panoramic images of the highway, which he spoke glowingly of, Omollo was slapped with a barrage of harsh reactions from unimpressed Kenyans who took time to elaborately dissect every facet of the highway - from the shoulders to the guardrails, the clear zones, drainage structures, lighting and signage.

While using flowery language to announce the road's completion and purpose, PS Omollo claimed that the 70-kilometre tarmac road was now fully operational and would provide a more direct link from Ngong Town to Suswa, reducing travel time for motorists headed to Narok, Bomet and Kisii counties and other parts of western Kenya.

Many Kenyans were revolted by the evidently shoddy workmanship, the rather narrow nature of the 'highway', what appears to be uneven edges, imbalanced curbs and unnecessary structures aimlessly straddling the highway - and at odd junctures, too.

Many others even pointed out that the road did not meet the threshold of being called a highway; to many, it is merely a quickly-cobbled up transit road with a haphazard mix of asphalt, layers of stone aggregates, gravel, dust and greed.

Perhaps the most nauseating part of the highway is a random metal structure (a supposed gantry sign) that cuts across the highway's intersection, covering the entire highway and falling right onto the acceleration lane, appearing to have no apparent purpose or serve any reasonable cause.

"OMERA THAT ROAD LOOKS SHITTY AS HELL! Even camels deserve better. POOR Quality! It can even be washed away by drizzle. Enough of mediocrity and cheap PR! Go back to the drawing board & deliver whats equivalent to hefty levies & taxes paid by Kenyans!" Jared Ounda wrote.

Someone else said, "Tarmac completed, but roadworks no. A complete road should have markings, streetlights, etc. This concept of half-a**ed roadworks is very detrimental to the development we expect. Stop suffocating us with your mediocrity, this should be a road linking villages, not a highway!"

On his part, Steve Mbogo said, "Why are there no road markings? No centre lines? No curb indications? Why is there no signage? Its only mediocrity that would allow you to call an unmarked road 'Complete'!"

"No road marking, no signage but its complete and contractors paid, deal makers get their cut and the taxpayer is left to pay billions in debt if not hospital bills from avoidable accidents due to no signs, no lights, safety guard rails, no nothing, on bitumen. And you dare say 'Complete'. This is an economic crime!" yet another unimpressed Kenyan wrote.

Almost every reaction pointed out the government's abject failure in providing the most basic ingredients of a highway, with many castigating the PS for his apparent lack of love for his country.

"You guys are shameless. No love for your country at all. You can't just build beautiful things, the right way, top standards? E.g. Multiple lanes, well marked roads, bicycle/motorbike paths, zebra crossings, lights for night driving, drainage allowance? Is this difficult to do? I've never seen leaders who hate their own country as much as these!"

PS Omollo said that the highway would unlock economic opportunities along the corridor, noting that farmers and livestock traders in Kajiado County would now have faster and more reliable access to markets in Nairobi, helping them move produce and livestock more efficiently while reducing transport costs.