Kenya Urban Mobility and Growth Threshold Program

MCC CEO Alice Albright, President of Kenya William S. Ruto, and Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning of Kenya, upon the signing of the threshold program agreement between MCC and the Government of Kenya.

In December 2019, the MCC Board of Directors selected Kenya as eligible to develop a second threshold program. After several years of collaboration on the design of projects, MCC and the Government of Kenya signed a $60 million threshold program in September 2023.

The Kenya Urban Mobility and Growth Threshold Program seeks to assist Kenya in addressing limited connectivity in urban areas, a critical constraint to economic growth. Analysis, conducted jointly by MCC and the Government of Kenya, revealed that Kenya’s urban areas—particularly in the capital city, Nairobi—did not enjoy the significant productivity gains frequently associated with urbanization. Limited planning and a lack of prioritization in investments related to land use and transportation undermine connectivity and lead to fragmentation, limiting productivity among manufacturing firms in Nairobi and between workers and economic opportunities.

The threshold program will address this constraint through four projects: the Integrated Transport Planning Project, the First and Last Mile Connections Project, the Detailed Land Use Project, and the Blended Finance for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project.

Financials

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Financials as of June 30, 2024

Program Budget

Created with Highcharts 11.2.0Monitoring & EvaluationProgram AdministrationBlended Finance for Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) ProjectDetailed Land Use ProjectFirst and Last Mile Connections ProjectIntegrated Transport Planning Project

Milestones

  • Signed:
    September 19, 2023
  • Entry Into Force:
    May 23, 2024

Program Projects

As of Tue Sep 19 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)