The government has used Sh56billion in Lamu port, Mudavadi says
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi disclosed that the government has used Sh56billion to build Lamu Port up to its current phase.
Speaking at the Lamu Fort Hall as the county marked the 20th edition of the Lamu Cultural Festival, Mudavadi said that the government is committed to ensuring the port and many other Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET)-related infrastructure projects are completed as planned.
“It is important for you to know that you and other Kenyans, through your taxes, have actually put Sh56billion into the port of Lamu. More is coming, through the LAPSSET infrastructure, through the road network that is going to be necessary to facilitate the offtake and the delivery of cargo there,” said Mudavadi.
The Prime CS, in the company of Lamu governor Issa Timamy, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director John Mwangemi and other LAPPSET leaders, also inspected the progress of other LAPSSET projects.
including the multi – million Manda Airport expansion project and the Special Economic Zone.
The Lapsset projects consist of the multi-million Manda Airport, Lamu port and the Special Economic Zone and roads linking Lamu to Isiolo, Garissa and Moyale.
Mudavadi, whose role as the Prime Cabinet Secretary is to oversee State projects added that apart from the Sh56billion, more should be expected for roads and other infrastructure to be finalised.
“This is a government project funded by taxpayers. A lot has to be done since we have to complete the road to Garissa and Isiolo. The phases that lie ahead will need more concentreation for us to achieve the ultimate goal,” Mudavadi said.
He also said that the government would be transparent in its utilisation of public resources.
