Sudi, MCA Kering on the Spot as Kapseret Residents Decry Poor Road
“The stretch serves as a critical access road to Kiambaa Police Station and the Kapseret Deputy County Commissioner’s office—key government facilities relied upon by hundreds of residents for essential services”
Residents and boda boda operators from Outspan, Kapseret Sub-County, stage a peaceful demonstration on Friday over the poor state of the Outspan–Nandigaa road, accusing their leaders of neglect and broken promises. | Pic by Hubz Media
Residents of Outspan in Kapseret Sub-County, Uasin Gishu, have accused Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and Ngeria Ward MCA David Kering of neglecting the five-kilometre Outspan–Nandigaa road, which connects the Eldoret–Uganda highway to the Southern Bypass.
On Friday, irate residents staged peaceful demonstrations just meters from the Kapseret Deputy County Commissioner’s office, decrying what they termed years of suffering due to the poor state of the road.
“Our businesses have been badly affected by this road. I run a posho mill and a cereal shop, but we have lost many customers because they now prefer to use the Southern Bypass. Women have also not been spared—just last week, a pregnant woman was seriously hurt after she fell off a boda boda on her way to hospital,” said Catherine Chebet, a resident.
Boda boda operators, led by Dan Kiprop, said the state of the road has forced them into frequent costly repairs, eating into their earnings.
“We are no longer making profits from the boda boda business. Almost every week, we have to repair our motorcycles because of the potholes,” lamented Kiprop.
Residents further accused their leaders of playing blame games instead of addressing the matter.
“Every time we talk to the MCA, he says the road is under the MP. When we engage the MP, he says it is the MCA’s responsibility. We are tired of these empty promises,” said one resident during the protest.
When contacted by phone, MCA Kering, through his personal assistant Harry Kemboi, said the road had already been earmarked for murraming and grading but works had stalled due to heavy rains.
“Drainage works on that section of the road have already been done. Once the rains subside, grading will begin,” said Kemboi.
However, a spot check by Hubz Media revealed no evidence of drainage works, with the road remaining in a deplorable condition. The stretch serves as a critical access road to Kiambaa Police Station and the Kapseret Deputy County Commissioner’s office—key government facilities relied upon by hundreds of residents for essential services.
Frustrated, the residents vowed to continue mounting pressure on their elected leaders until the road is fixed.
“We will not stop until this road is repaired. We voted for these leaders to improve our lives, not to watch us suffer. If they can’t fix a simple road, what else can they do for us?” posed resident Mary Jepchirchir.
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