A collage of the Nairobi Expressway design and ongoing construction
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Kenya moved five slots up to 133 in 2020 from 137 in 2017 in the latest Global Connectedness Index (GCI) report 2020 by the German Giant company DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn).
According to the report this was brought about by an increase in international trade, digital connectivity which facilitated information flows and capital flows.
The rise of the rankings was also boosted by multi-billion infrastructural projects that have transformed the country s transport sector.
An aerial view of the on-going Nairobi Expressway project along Mombasa Road
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Megaprojects on the forefront include Ksh 31 billion Thika Road, Ksh 327 billion Standard Gauge Railway, ongoing Ksh 59 billion Nairobi Expressway and Ksh 2.5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lappset) corridor project.