KeNHA Issues Warning as 5 Individuals Are Charged With Encroachment

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a warning to the public after five individuals were charged with encroaching on a road reserve along the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway.

In a statement on Monday, August 4, KeNHA said the accused, Rita Fulgence Mwadime, Siundu Aiman Wanyonyi, Walter Owino Adero, Amina Issa Juma, and Antony Mulei Mainga, were arraigned at a Mombasa Law Court where they pleaded guilty.

“Rita Fulgence Mwadime, Siundu Aiman Wanyonyi, Walter Owino Adero, Amina Issa Juma, and Antony Mulei Mainga appeared before a Mombasa Law Court and pleaded guilty for encroachment,” the statement read.

According to the authority, the five had ignored prior directives to vacate the public land, despite receiving formal notices.

“The accused failed to comply to vacation notices from the road reserve issued on April 4, 2025 by ALEHU Coast Region officers along the Mombasa – Nairobi Highway (A8) Road. Their actions violated Section 49(1)(a), as read with Section 49(6), of the Kenya Roads Act, No. 2 of 2007.

“The Authority emphasizes the importance to strictly comply with land-use regulations in a bid to protect public infrastructure and prevent future encroachments,” the statement added.

This comes barely a week after two men were slapped with a hefty Ksh1 million fine or face a one-and-a-half-year jail sentence for vandalizing a road signage along the Nakuru-Kabarak Road. 

In a statement on Thursday, July 31, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said Kevin Barasa Nyongesa and James Juma Wekesa were found guilty of unlawful removal of a road bump sign near Kabarak University. 

According to the agency, the sign constituted essential road infrastructure, and its removal posed a significant threat to motorists and other road users navigating that stretch.

“This destruction of the road signage is classified as essential road infrastructure, which would pose grave danger to motorists and other road users plying that route,” the statement read.

KeNHA welcomed the court's decision, viewing it as a strong deterrent to would-be offenders and a necessary measure to uphold road safety.

“The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) stands with the court verdict and strongly condemns vandalism of road infrastructure as it endangers the safety of road users,” the statement added.