Monday, June 26, 2006

Building of second seaport set to begin

By Ernest Ndunda

The construction of Kenya’s second seaport will begin before the end of the year in Lamu, the Government has announced.

Transport minister Ali Mwakwere said the logistics for construction of the port had been completed. Mwakwere was speaking during the presentations of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Golf Day awards at the Nyali Golf and Country Club on Saturday. He said a railway line would be constructed from Lamu to Juba in Southern Sudan to facilitate cargo transport from the port.

There will also be a highway to serve Eastern and North Eastern provinces through Juba, he said. The minister said the railway line and highway would also serve southern Ethiopia.

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