Economy Kenol-Marua road to be completed in December, says Transport CSDualling of the Kenol-Marua highway near Karatina town in this picture taken on November 24, 2021. FILE PHOTO | NMGBy BONFACE OTIENOMore by this AuthorThe dualling of the 84-kilometre Kenol-Sagana-Marua Road is 70 percent complete, with the Sh16.7 billion project expected to complete the job by December. “The expansion of the road into a dual carriageway is currently about 70 complete with its completion date due for December 2022. The project is part of the Great North Road, a pan-African artery connecting Cairo and Cape Town, which in Kenya runs from Namanga to Moyale through Nairobi. Ethiopia is looking at using the road to import goods using Mombasa Port, a cheaper alternative than its current import through a Djibouti port, Ethiopian Minister of Transport Diriba Kuma said in a past interview.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2022 22:48 UTC