Anxiety over Kisumu port opening delayA view of MV Uhuru at the revamped Kisumu port with a view of Pipeline jetty on the other side of Lake Victoria. It sailed to Port Bell in Uganda three weeks ago and returned with empty oil tankers to be loaded at the Kisumu Oil Jetty. Rail lineMV UhuruHe said the Sh1.7 billion Kenya Pipeline Oil Jetty, which is barely 5km from the port, will also be opened on the same day. “Kenya Pipeline officials are working at the jetty in preparation for the official opening on the same day as the port,” said a member of the port opening working committee who asked not to be named. Last week, Petroleum Chief Administrative Secretary John Mosonik said the oil jetty will be commissioned in the next one or two months.

Source: Standard Digital November 12, 2019 07:21 UTC