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Ifahamike Ethiopia ndio ya pili Afrika kwa idadi ya watu, mradi wenyewe umefanyika kwa awamu tatu, zikiwemo 121km Merille River-Marsabit, 121km Marsabit-Turbi na 121km Turbi-Moyale.
Awali ilikua inachukua siku tatu kutoka Isiolo kuja Nairobi, sasa imepunguzwa na kuwa chini ya masaa 12. Ikumbukwe pia uwanja wa kimataifa wa Isiolo tayari umezinduliwa, yaani patakua patamu.
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday commissioned the Sh42 billion Isiolo-Moyale road which connects Kenya to Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa.
The Isiolo-Moyale highway is a key plank of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia- Transport corridor project. The road project was implemented in three phases: 121km Merille River-Marsabit, 121km Marsabit-Turbi and 121km Turbi-Moyale.
Addressing residents in Moyale town, Uhuru said the commissioning of the new road and the Isiolo International Airport last Sunday will promote cross-border trade and lift the lives of Kenyans.
“There will no longer be challenges of travelling and even accessing markets for our goods and services. With this road and the Isiolo international airport, Kenyans are sure of improving their economy,” he said.
“As you have heard, it used to take three days to travel from here to Isiolo and Nairobi, now it takes only hours.”
The President, who was accompanied by DP William Ruto, said the Jubilee is also implementing the Lamu port project, which will be completed next year.
He said once complete, the government will launch the construction of Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo road, which will open up the second transport corridor in Kenya. “With the opening up of this road, Moyale will become a market centre for Kenyan goods and services. Our brothers from Ethiopia will be coming here to purchase goods from us,” Uhuru said.
“Once all these projects are complete, Moyale residents will not be waking up saying they are going to Kenya. Rather they will enjoy all services like other Kenyan citizens.”
Coupled with the planned resort city of Isiolo as well as the Isiolo International Airport, the Isiolo-Moyale road will significantly boost security and tourism in Northern Kenya.
The new road is also set to open up the Northern tourism belt to increase activities in Mt Kenya, Samburu, Meru, the Aberdares and Marsabit National parks, as well as the wildlife conservancies within the region.
Uhuru said he is seeking a second ter so that Jubilee can entrench the transformational development trend the country has embarked on. He urged Kenyans to vote for Jubilee to prevent the opposition from derailing the foundation for economic growth and shared prosperity that his administration has laid in the last four-and-a-half years.
“We have expanded electricity connections more than 10 times what was there previously. We have offered free maternity services to all mothers delivering in public hospitals and next year we will expand NHIF services,” he said.
Sh42bn Isiolo-Moyale road will boost lives, Uhuru okays project
Awali ilikua inachukua siku tatu kutoka Isiolo kuja Nairobi, sasa imepunguzwa na kuwa chini ya masaa 12. Ikumbukwe pia uwanja wa kimataifa wa Isiolo tayari umezinduliwa, yaani patakua patamu.
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday commissioned the Sh42 billion Isiolo-Moyale road which connects Kenya to Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa.
The Isiolo-Moyale highway is a key plank of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia- Transport corridor project. The road project was implemented in three phases: 121km Merille River-Marsabit, 121km Marsabit-Turbi and 121km Turbi-Moyale.
Addressing residents in Moyale town, Uhuru said the commissioning of the new road and the Isiolo International Airport last Sunday will promote cross-border trade and lift the lives of Kenyans.
“There will no longer be challenges of travelling and even accessing markets for our goods and services. With this road and the Isiolo international airport, Kenyans are sure of improving their economy,” he said.
“As you have heard, it used to take three days to travel from here to Isiolo and Nairobi, now it takes only hours.”
The President, who was accompanied by DP William Ruto, said the Jubilee is also implementing the Lamu port project, which will be completed next year.
He said once complete, the government will launch the construction of Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo road, which will open up the second transport corridor in Kenya. “With the opening up of this road, Moyale will become a market centre for Kenyan goods and services. Our brothers from Ethiopia will be coming here to purchase goods from us,” Uhuru said.
“Once all these projects are complete, Moyale residents will not be waking up saying they are going to Kenya. Rather they will enjoy all services like other Kenyan citizens.”
Coupled with the planned resort city of Isiolo as well as the Isiolo International Airport, the Isiolo-Moyale road will significantly boost security and tourism in Northern Kenya.
The new road is also set to open up the Northern tourism belt to increase activities in Mt Kenya, Samburu, Meru, the Aberdares and Marsabit National parks, as well as the wildlife conservancies within the region.
Uhuru said he is seeking a second ter so that Jubilee can entrench the transformational development trend the country has embarked on. He urged Kenyans to vote for Jubilee to prevent the opposition from derailing the foundation for economic growth and shared prosperity that his administration has laid in the last four-and-a-half years.
“We have expanded electricity connections more than 10 times what was there previously. We have offered free maternity services to all mothers delivering in public hospitals and next year we will expand NHIF services,” he said.
Sh42bn Isiolo-Moyale road will boost lives, Uhuru okays project