New Kisumu Port ready for launch, says PSThe first locomotive engine is taken through trial on suitability of the rails from the port to Kenya Pipeline in Kisumu on November 11, 2019. There were conflicting reports yesterday about when the President will be in Kisumu to open the port. “This high power delegation here is to demonstrate the value of Kisumu Port and the investment the government is putting here, as well as the concerted efforts of the accelerated works here in the past several months to ensure the port is operational,” he said. Ahead of the launch, a blue economy conference is set to be hosted in Kisumu on Friday, which the PS said will provide a roadmap on the operationalisation of the port. The port had initially been set for opening in August, but the event was postponed after it emerged that the works were incomplete.

Source: Standard Digital November 12, 2019 22:09 UTC