High insecurity in the northeastern parts of Kenya has delayed the start of construction on a 740-kilometre road linking the country to Somalia and Ethiopia, derailing efforts to boost trade between the three neighbours.
The upgrade of the vital trade corridor to bitumen standard was due to start in August 2023, but has yet to begin more than a year later, even after securing Sh27.5 billion from the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of the needed financing.
