President Uhuru Kenyatta Commissions Newly-Built Lamu Port
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday presided over the operationalization of the first berth of the new Lamu Port.
Kenyatta witnessed the docking of the first two ships at the harbor, which is part of the Sh2.5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project launched in 2012.
The first vessel MV Cap Carmel, a Singaporean container ship, docked at Lamu on its way to Salalah in Oman from the Port of Dar es Salam in Tanzania. The second ship MV Seago Bremerhavel is hauling a cargo of premium Kenyan avocadoes from Kakuzi PLC, Makuyu Orchards in Murang’a County to France.
The President witnessed the offloading and loading of two ships simultaneously to complete a historic day for Lamu.
Speaking during the launch, Kenyatta said the new seaport will position Kenya’s economy on the continent and globally, adding that it is strategically located at the convergence of major shipping routes.
“This Port will connect South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Eventually, it will connect northern Kenya to the Middle Belt of Africa; which runs from Dakar, Senegal in the west to Lamu in the east,” he said.
“With one of the deep-water harbors on the east coast of Africa, Lamu Port has the potential to become a premier transshipment hub for all cargo destined for the continent.”
When complete, the Sh310 billion port will have 32 berths, making it the largest deep-water port in Sub-Saharan Africa.
On his way to the port, President Kenyatta launched the 114-kilometer Garsen-Witu-Lamu Road, which will facilitate the movement of cargo in and out of Lamu Port.
“In the next phase of LAPSSET, Lamu Port and northern Kenya will be connected by rail and pipeline links, which will eventually reach Ethiopia, South Sudan, and other regional States, with the final stop being Dakar in Senegal,” Kenyatta remarked.
Comments (11)
Shs 300b?Another WHITE ELEPHANT.Taxation multiplied.
Way to go Kenya my motherland while others in diaspora keeps talking negative about Kenya.Hii ni maendeleo tunataka.That area will open up big time all the way to Ethiopia boarder.Diaspora refugees invest invest kakitu hapa home otherwise u will forever get stuck in the so called fake heaven heavenly west.
How come Halisi & other dreamers have never benefited and will never gain anything from petroleum being dug in Turkana?Why is it exported for refining,then imported at a higher price instead of forcefully seizing the grabbed MI’m assuming refinery and upgrading it?Do I have to be positive because MuGikuyu witu is EATING wakati nyinyi munameza mate?Do you know Kinyua who was arrested yesterday at the function is a MuGikuyu?Ufara kitu baya.Mkenya celebrates Uhuru looting with a nasty Gikuyu belief/superstition of CII GIKUYU ITIRI UKABI simply translates to wealth of one Gikuyu thug belongs to all of them-UGATHIA TUPU.MWIZI YOYOTE NI RISASI TU.
I meant Mkenya’s govt should forcefully seize the grabbed Mombasa refinery and revamp it instead of exporting crude oil to be refined only to be imported at a higher price including 15% brokerage fee for Murathe(on behalf of thug Uhuru & Co) and Wanjigi(for muuaji Raila witches).
What have you done for your country that we can all be proud of and even talk about @menye! The only thing you know is mugging people (mostly women and children) on the streets of Naivasha! Isn’t that some shame!?
Just for the show before the cartels.
Is Al Shabab taken care of already?
UHURU is smoking some shit. Big dreams but little brains.
UHURU, how are we going to pay for this?
What are we putting up for collateral?
How hard do you want the Kenyans lives to be?
Son of a billionaire king doesnt know what debt is. His only language is borrow and spend like there's no tomorrow. Super privileged king. I hope these projects generate enough to repay massive loans.
Hehehe listen to refugeees enslaved diasporas who always r ugly when kenya is progressing well.Mlitoka kenya mkafikiria we will remain poor.Well kenya tunaendelea mos mos.Nyinyi kaeni huko muendelee practising modern slavery n paying heavy taxes to build nchi za wazungu.I may not support Uhuru currently but when it comes to maendelea he is not marvellous.
I ment to say he is marvellous with development.Debt is good for such big infrastructure.Usa/uk/ have borrowed heavily to China n world bank so pia sisi tutaborrow tunjenge taifa