President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Lapsset corridor project will be complete before the end of 2018.
President Uhuru has said the first ship will dock at the Lapsset site in Lamu county after the port is complete with plans to have a road linking Lamu-Isiolo-Ethiopia all in promoting the functionality of the Lapsset.
Uhuru was speaking at the Mkunguni Square in Lamu Island on Wednesday in the company of his deputy William Ruto are on a four day tour at the coast to solidify support for their Jubilee party ahead of the general elections which are just two months away.
The head of state defended his government saying they were the only regime that had been thoughtful of Lamu compared to previous regimes that had ignored the county making many brand it a marginalized area.
This is Eastern Africa’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure project bringing together Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
This mega project consists of seven key infrastructure projects starting with a new 32 Berth port at Lamu (Kenya); Interregional Highways from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba (South Sudan), Isiolo to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), and Lamu to Garsen (Kenya), Crude Oil Pipeline from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba; Product Oil Pipeline from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Addis Ababa; Interregional Standard Gauge Railway lines from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba, Isiolo to Addis Ababa, and Nairobi to Isiolo; 3 International Airports: one each at Lamu, Isiolo, and Lake Turkana; 3 Resort Cities: one each at Lamu, Isiolo and Lake Turkana; and The multipurpose High Grand Falls Dam along the Tana River.