THE STANDARD By
Kelvin Karani |
February 16th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Nakuru town should be conferred city status because it is the second-highest contributor to the value of goods produced in the country, according to Governor Lee Kinyanjui (
pictured).
The Nakuru County boss said the town was also a trade hub linking the country s major urban centres and other parts of the country, especially agricultural ones.
He said according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Gross Country Product 2019, Nakuru is the second-highest contributor to the country s GDP at an average of 6.1 per cent, after Nairobi at 21.7 per cent. The municipality also has an approved Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plan (2014-2034) that is currently in force. The county has also put in place measures to optimally collect more revenue, Kinyanjui said.
THE STANDARD By
Joackim Bwana |
December 24th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Members of KenTrade and the local community at Port Reitz Mkupe during the planting of mangrove seedlings. [Joackim Bwana, Standard]
Chindoro Mwingo, a subsistence fisherman in Changamwe in Mombasa County, is a worried man.
His catch has been on the decline, dropping from 38 kilogramme per day to a paltry two or three.
“Sometimes, we come back empty-handed,” said Mr Mwingo as him and his team embarked on another night of fishing in the Indian Ocean. In his village, some 350 people depend on fishing.
They all know the reason for the dwindling fish stock: mega infrastructure projects coming up on the fish landing sites. The projects have also destroyed 7,000 acres of mangrove trees in the area.
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KeNHA restricts reopened Airport South Road to BRT buses
Wednesday December 16 2020
An artist s impression of the BRT stations which will be part of the planned major upgrade of the road between JKIA, Likoni Road and James Gichuru Road. PHOTO | POOL
By BONFACE OTIENO
Summary
The five-kilometre Road starts from the Airport North Road overpass and stretches all the way to the Freight Terminal Road in Embakasi.
The Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has reopened the Airport South Road that was closed in 2014, but restricted its use to bus rapid transport (BRT) buses that ferry passengers into the airport using a railway link from the city centre.