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...breaking point. Years after the launch of the Ksh3.1 trillion LAPSSET corridor, families displaced by the mega project say the government and project authorities have ignored their pain. Pr...
Read May 21 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project initiated in 2012. The facility, designed to include 32 berths with 29 private-sector funded, will become Sub-...
Read Apr 22 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...s ambitious Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) project, which includes a $1.5 billion Lokichar to Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline, has been underway since 2012. Despite the...
Read May 5 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...line of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) remains on course, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The project, valued at 2.5 trillion shilling...
Read Jan 12 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...s at the Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) project, sending home 2,000 casual laborers following al Shabaab attacks in Lamu county. The suspension affects key co...
Read Mar 18 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...exploration and the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor project, alleging violations of constitutional and land laws. The dispute centers on two Gazette notices publ...
Read Mar 1 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...vancing the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) as a cornerstone of regional economic development. The pledge was made during the Kenya-Ethiopia Trade and Investment...
Read Jan 5 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...eclared the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project unconstitutional in 2018 due to procedural failures, including unfulfilled environmental assessments and publi...
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Nyakundi Report
...kichar can make for the best stop-over if and when the LAPSETT project works and South Sudanese government makes it a mandate to give people options of passing through Lokichoggio into Juba...
Read May 23 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...ubernatorial seat, also opined that the Lamu - Garissa road, a LAPSSET project, was allocated Ksh86 million per kilometer of gravel, terming this as an outright daylight robbery by the gover...
Read Apr 1 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...Sh1.76 billion compensation to Lamu fishermen affected by the Lapsset project. The fishermen, numbering 4,734, have been waiting for the compensation for over five years despite a High Cour...
Read Feb 9 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...the progress of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (Lapsset) Corridor projects. Three years after Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan committed to building infrastructure on the corr...
Read Dec 24 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...the Lamu Port South-Sudan Ethiopia Transit Corridor Authority (LAPSSET) and the Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA). Stephen Ikua has been appointed as the new Director General...
Read Nov 16 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...thiopia are at risk of being derailed due to the conflict. The LAPSSET project, which involves the construction of a port in Lamu and a highway connecting it to Ethiopia and South Sudan, is...
Read Nov 15 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...world to Lamu, and vice versa. He identified the Port of Lamu (Lapsset) as the hub of business for Lamu, Kenya, and the world at large, and promised to ensure the completion of the remaining...
Read Sep 25 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...hub to safeguard the Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor and coastal territories. The facility will serve as a coordination center for maritime and land security oper...
Read Sep 25 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...tect the $23 billion Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor and coastal regions. The facility will now function as a coordination hub for maritime and land security oper...
Read Sep 16 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...ine anticipates increased traffic into Lamu due to the ongoing LAPSSET project, making it easier for tourists and potential investors to travel to the destination. As part of the launch, Jam...
Read Jun 19 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...ion to reach areas, including Lamu, which is experiencing mega projects such as the Lapsset project, attracting mass movement of people from all over the globe who could bring diseases into...
Read Jun 19 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...d to advocate for increased funding for research at KEMRI, emphasizing the need for the institution to reach areas such as Lamu, which is experiencing mega projects like the Lapsset project.
Read Jun 19 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...d her support for increased funding for research at KEMRI, citing the need for the institution to reach areas including Lamu, which is experiencing mega projects such as the Lapsset project.
Read Jun 11 2 min read
Nyakundi Report
...tandard Gauge Railway's second phase and Sh7.5 billion for the Lapsset project. A further Sh100 million supported Nairobi Metropolitan Services infrastructure, and Sh111.2 million funded foo...
Read Jun 10 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...1/2022 financial year budget, emphasizing road, rail, and port projects to drive economic growth. The funding includes Sh182 billion for road construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance, w...
Read Jun 10 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
President Uhuru Kenyatta's legacy project, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), has been allocated Sh27.2 billion for the Nairobi to Naivasha section in the 2021-2022 Budget. This allocation ta...
Read May 26 1 min read
Nyakundi Report
...o counties along the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor to improve basic amenities. According to Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani and Devolution counterpart Eu...