New Eldoret-Juba road to save truckers over Sh40,000 per trip

A road under construction in Juba mid last year. Kenya and the World Bank in July signed a Sh50bn deal for the rehabilitation of the 601km highway. PHOTO | FILE

The upgrade of a key link road between Kenya and South Sudan will slash the turnaround time between Juba and Mombasa port from the current eight days to five and save each truck an estimated Sh42,924 ($420) in costs, an assessment report on the World Bank-backed project showed.

Kenya and the World Bank in July signed a Sh50 billion deal for the rehabilitation of part of the 601 kilometre highway that links Eldoret to Nakodok on the border with South Sudan.

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