KeNHA Unveils New Multi-Billion Highway to Change Region
A Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) sign on a highway.
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In a statement shared on Monday, March 15, the authority disclosed that it signed the deal with The Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) in the presence of a representative from the World Bank.
The new deal was aimed for the implementation of the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HoAGDP).
KeNHA officials in a meeting with World Bank officials on Monday, March 15, 2021.
Twitter The HoAGDP is part of the Government s plan to upgrade the 740-Km Isiolo - Mandera road corridor. It is the remaining unpaved section of the Nairobi - Isiolo - Madera road corridor. The implementation of the project is set to facilitate trade and transport for the Northern and North Eastern region, read the statement in part.
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THE STANDARD By
Antony Gitonga |
February 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Mandera Governor Ali Roba (L) who is also the chair Frontier Counties Development Council with his counterparts Dhadho Godhana (Tana River) and Josephat Nanok (Turkana) in Naivasha on 31/1/21. [Anthony Gitonga, Standard]
At least 1.2 million children have dropped out of school in 10 North Eastern counties.
Governors from the region attributed the high number of dropouts to insecurity, lack of teachers, drought and recently the Covid-19 pandemic.
They said when the schools reopened early this year after the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 107,000 learners did not report back to their schools.
The county chiefs who met under the Frontier Counties Development Council blamed the State, saying the Ministry of Education has not done enough to address the issues around the large number of dropouts.