Sh8.5bn Mombasa economic zone boost after deal on compensation

Trucks at Mombasa Port

Cargo trucks on the queue between Portreitz and Dongo Kundu overpass heading to the Port of Mombasa to pick cargo in this picture taken on May 14,  2020. 

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Plans to construct Sh8.5 billion Special Economic Zone (SEZ) got a notch higher after Mombasa leaders supported the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) ahead of its August launch.

Special Economic Zones in Mombasa, Lamu and Kisumu were identified as part of the economic drivers of the economic pillar in the country’s blueprint Kenya Vision 2030. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) wants to construct the Special Economic Zone in Dongo Kundu.

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