About 146 families displaced by construction of the Lamu Port South-Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) will be compensated before the end of this month.

Lapsset Chairman Francis Muthaura, during a visit to the Lamu Port site at Kililana on Wednesday, promised to ensure that all the affected families are compensated before the ground-breaking ceremony by President Uhuru Kenyatta next month.

President Kenyatta is expected to visit Lamu to officially launch construction of the first three berths of the project that will cost the national government Sh42 billion.

Addressing the Lapsset board and Lamu leaders during a meeting at the KPA Offices in Lamu, Mr Muthaura said his aim is to ensure all genuine families whose land was taken away for the massive project are compensated as soon as possible.

“We want to ensure that there is no interruption once the port construction begins. We will compensate all affected families before we start any construction work,” Mr Muthaura said.

“I want us to have settled issues with the locals before any construction work begin. I know the President is coming to launch the construction of the first three berths in September. Let me therefore assure you that all the affected people will be paid their compensation in the next few days and not weeks,” he added.

mashinani the Rumuruti--Maralal road is being tarmacked and very high
standards kama zile za Northern bypass, contractor is Chinese, problem
is the bare chested pokot chicks will beget many tu -shina babies by the end of it.

I found this quite interesting



Notable is the dualling of Athi-river - Machakos as well as the ORR. The other day The contractor for the ORR was looking for a site to mobilize materials and equipment......maybe in a barracks nearby. Makofi!

Any noticeable difference? Have blackouts reduced? Bills?