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KPA readies for first ship at Lamu Port, equipping facility by MARTIN MWITA
LAMU PORT Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) vessels docked at berth one the Lamu Port on October 28, 2020/ Image: CHARLES MGHENYI
•Yard and marine services operations equipment for the first berth have been identified, and a contract awarded for the transportation of these equipment.
•First cargo will be headed to Ethiopia, the key transit destination targeted for the port.
Equipping of Lamu Port has resumed and is at an advanced stage, authorities in the project have confirmed, with the facility expected to become operational in June.
This is after delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, which slowed down procurement processes for equipment.
THE STANDARD
NORTH EASTERN
Participants of the camel caravan cross the Marsabit-Isiolo Highway. [Murimi Mwangi, Standard]
Born and raised in an area cut off from the rest of the country due to lack of critical infrastructure, Dalle Abraham, a resident of Marsabit, gives a clear picture of the disparity of a life before and after construction of the Isiolo-Moyale highway.
Abraham schooled when Northern Kenya was a point of reference for the generational sense of marginalisation.
Having to travel for over 500km from Marsabit to Nairobi and covering 375km more to Maseno University, completion of the 507km Isiolo-Moyale highway is a historic development Abraham and the entire North Eastern community relish.
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