The MombasaâÂÂGarissa Road, also B8 Road (Kenya) is a major highway in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. The road connects the port city of Mombasa to the inland city of Garissa. This road is composed of the MombasaâÂÂMalindi Road and the MalindiâÂÂGarissa Road.
The road starts in the city of Mombasa and takes a general northerly direction through Kilifi, Malindi, Garsen and Bura, to end at Garissa, a distance of approximately . The coordinates of this road west of the town of Garsen, Tana River County, are: 02ð16'13.0"S, 40ð04'24.0"E (Latitude:-2.270284; Longitude:40.073323).
The road employs a single-carriageway system that is subject to the country's national speed limit of . In 2006, the Kenyan Government budgeted KSh.2 billion/= (almost ã16 million stg. in 2008) to resurface the section between Mombasa and Malindi, through Kilifi.
The Garsen to Garissa section of this road, measuring about , remains in poor condition, marked by potholes and a dusty surface.
In Mombasa, the MombasaâÂÂGarissa Road connects to two other major roads: (a) the NairobiâÂÂMombasa Road (A109) and (b) the MalindiâÂÂBagamoyo Highway (A14), north-eastern Tanzania. In Garissa, this road meets the ThikaâÂÂLiboi Road, connecting Thika, in Kiambu County to Liboi in Garissa County, at the border with Somalia.
The following towns, listed from south to north, are located along the highway: