NAIROBI: A Kenyan has filed a petition at a High Court sitting in Nairobi seeking to compel the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and its Director General, Silas Kinoti, to surrender all official documents relating to the planning, procurement, and execution of the Ngong Road–Naivasha Road Flyover Project.

The suit, lodged by governance advocate and public interest litigant Francis Awino, accuses the state roads agency of stonewalling a formal request for information submitted on June 19, 2026.

Awino contends that KURA failed to respond or offer any legal justification for withholding details on the multi-million shilling infrastructure project, despite a clear constitutional right granting citizens access to state-held information.

According to court filings, the petitioner had requested comprehensive records detailing the flyover’s approved budget, expenditure ledgers, and payment history to contractors and consultants.

Awino is also seeking procurement files, tender evaluation reports, project implementation schedules, variation orders, site inspection reports, and internal audit findings.

Awino argues that KURA’s failure to disclose the information violates several constitutional principles, including requirements for national values, fair administrative action, public accountability, and the prudent management of taxpayer funds.

By withholding key project records, the petition contends, the agency actively deprives citizens of their constitutional right to exercise public oversight on major state-funded projects.

The petitioner wants the High Court to declare KURA’s non-responsiveness unconstitutional and issue a direct order compelling the agency to release all requested files within seven days of the ruling.

Additionally, Awino is asking the court to instruct the Commission on Administrative Justice to oversee compliance, alongside an award of general and exemplary damages for the breach of his constitutional rights.