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Slow road construction to Lamu likely to delay full usage of port
Construction workers at the second berth of Lamu port in August. The first berth has been completed. Full usage of the port’s berths remains doubtful without a good road connecting to the interior. -FILE
The delay in the construction of highway infrastructure to feed and evacuate cargo from the new Lamu Port, which is far from ready, might delay the commissioning of the second Kenyan port.
The progress of the construction of the 135-kilometre Lamu-Garsen road, which was awarded to H-Young Contractors in 2016, has been slow with President Uhuru Kenyatta recently making an abrupt visit and insisting on the completion of the road before the launch of the port.
