Shipping & Logistics Building plans for Sh85bn Isiolo-Mandera road on the home stretchA matatu in Mandera. FILE PHOTO | NMGConstruction of the Isiolo-Mandera road has inched closer to reality after the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) released details of design update and how some of the sections of the road will be financed. The brief details the length of each of the lots on the 748km road that is expected to transform northern Kenya and improve security. At nearly Sh100 billion, the Isiolo-Mandera highway will be the single largest infrastructure project in northern Kenya and one of the most expensive roads in the country. advertisementThe financing proposal for the 68km Modogashe-Samatar section will soon be presented to Treasury and World Bank for confirmation.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2020 18:56 UTC