Construction of Lamu Port to be flagged off this Friday
The new port is expected to contribute between 2 and 3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the economy.
It will start with construction of three of the
planned 32 berths at the Lamu port, whose estimated capacity will be
three times that of Mombasa.
Detailed engineering design work for the three berths has already been completed.
The project will also see construction of a 1,710
kilometre railway line and a 880 kilometre highway linking Lamu to
Ethiopia and South Sudan and a 2,240 kilometre oil pipeline connecting
oil fields in South Sudan to refineries at the Lamu Port.
Other components of the Lapsset project include construction
of three resort cities at Lamu, Isiolo and near Lake Turkana,
construction of airports in the resort cities and setting up of
associated infrastructure such as a 1,100MW power line and a 185
kilometre water supply line.
Most of the projects are hoped to be completed by the year 2015.
Recently, the project has faced opposition from
residents of Lamu for fear of losing their land, with some of them
moving to court to stop its implementation.
source:nation.co.ke
source:nation.co.ke
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