News Questions persist on Lamu port viability as first ship set to dockLamu Port’s first berth that is under construction. FILE PHOTO | NMGConstruction of Lamu Port under the ambitious Sh2.5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor project is on course, with the first ship expected to dock in November. I can assure the country that the first ship will make its maiden docking at the Lamu Port by November this year. This leaves little business for the new Lamu port, given that it is being fashioned as a transshipment port to the Horn of Africa. This leaves the Lamu port at an exposed position, explaining Nairobi’s unease.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 31, 2019 08:15 UTC