County Connectivity
Updated on: Nov 12, 2018
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS
According to the Second County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022, the total classified road network in the county is 1,038.1 Km out of which over 80 per cent are feeder roads. The bitumen, gravel, and earth surface stand at 207.3, 328.9 and 501.9 kilometers, respectively. The major transport routes serving the county are Nairobi-Isiolo-Marsabit (A102), Gilgil-Rumuruti (C55), Rumuruti-Mararal (A2) and Nakuru-Nyeri (B65). There exists an old railway network in covering 23 kilometers serving Nanyuki Town and a small stretch of about 2 Kilometers in Nyahururu Town. The county is served by one airstrip near Nanyuki Town. There are several landing grounds across the county majority of which are within main private ranches.
Information Communication Technology
The county is served by four main post offices located at Doldol, Rumuruti, Nanyuki and Nyahururu and one substation at Kinamba. The percentage of households owning mobile as of projections in 2014 was 69.9 per cent. Households with access to internet based on 2009 population and housing census was 4.8 per cent. The length of the National Fibre Optic Back bone infrastructure in the county is estimated at 80 km serving Nanyuki, Nyahururu and Rumuruti Towns. The courier services are mainly provided by G4S, EMS, Securicor, Wells Fargo and PSVs. Based on the 2009 population and housing census, radio ownership is estimated at over 78.7 per cent whereas television sets ownership is estimated at 31.7 per cent of total households. There is one Huduma Center based at Nanyuki.
According to the Second County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022, the total classified road network in the county is 1,038.1 Km out of which over 80 per cent are feeder roads. The bitumen, gravel, and earth surface stand at 207.3, 328.9 and 501.9 kilometers, respectively. The major transport routes serving the county are Nairobi-Isiolo-Marsabit (A102), Gilgil-Rumuruti (C55), Rumuruti-Mararal (A2) and Nakuru-Nyeri (B65). There exists an old railway network in covering 23 kilometers serving Nanyuki Town and a small stretch of about 2 Kilometers in Nyahururu Town. The county is served by one airstrip near Nanyuki Town. There are several landing grounds across the county majority of which are within main private ranches.
Information Communication Technology
The county is served by four main post offices located at Doldol, Rumuruti, Nanyuki and Nyahururu and one substation at Kinamba. The percentage of households owning mobile as of projections in 2014 was 69.9 per cent. Households with access to internet based on 2009 population and housing census was 4.8 per cent. The length of the National Fibre Optic Back bone infrastructure in the county is estimated at 80 km serving Nanyuki, Nyahururu and Rumuruti Towns. The courier services are mainly provided by G4S, EMS, Securicor, Wells Fargo and PSVs. Based on the 2009 population and housing census, radio ownership is estimated at over 78.7 per cent whereas television sets ownership is estimated at 31.7 per cent of total households. There is one Huduma Center based at Nanyuki.
