ETHIOPIA: Kenya – Ethiopia Highway to Be Ready Next Year
The tarmacking of the main road
linking Kenya with Ethiopia is expected to be completed by the end of next
year, according to the Governor of Kenya’s Marsabit County. Governor Ukur
Yattani said the 505-kilometre Isiolo-Marsabit-Moyale road was now 60% complete
and that work was continuing well.
linking Kenya with Ethiopia is expected to be completed by the end of next
year, according to the Governor of Kenya’s Marsabit County. Governor Ukur
Yattani said the 505-kilometre Isiolo-Marsabit-Moyale road was now 60% complete
and that work was continuing well.
He said “Construction is
ongoing, and by the end of next year, we will have connected Addis Ababa to
Nairobi by a tarmac road. This, he added, will change the economy of this area.
The road is expected to have cost over US$500 million when finished and is
being funded by the African Development Bank, the European Union and the Kenya
Government.
ongoing, and by the end of next year, we will have connected Addis Ababa to
Nairobi by a tarmac road. This, he added, will change the economy of this area.
The road is expected to have cost over US$500 million when finished and is
being funded by the African Development Bank, the European Union and the Kenya
Government.
The Governor said the road would
ease travel to Nairobi and will also mean the establishment of petrol stations,
tourist lodges, banks and other institutions. The road, said Governor Yattani,
will be “a game changer.”
ease travel to Nairobi and will also mean the establishment of petrol stations,
tourist lodges, banks and other institutions. The road, said Governor Yattani,
will be “a game changer.”
Source: allAfrica.com
