0 SHARES Share TweetKISUMU, Kenya, Aug 2 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has welcomed the operationalization of Kisumu Shipyard, saying the facility will create business and job opportunities for thousands of young people in the country. He pointed out that the Kisumu Shipyard will also improve transport and safety in the lake, enhance intermodal transport as well as boost fishing, tourism and other economic activities in the Eastern Africa region. President Kenyatta spoke on Tuesday when he commissioned the Kisumu Shipyard in the lakeside city. “That young lady previously was employing casuals, now she is employing people who are permanent and pensionable,” President Kenyatta said. In this regard, the President urged county governments in the Lake region to draw up strategies and take advantage of the economic opportunities spawned by the Kisumu Shipyard and MV Uhuru II.

Source: Daily Nation August 02, 2022 19:11 UTC