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$228m loan to support rehab of strategic East Africa transit route

15th April 2016

By: Anine Kilian

Contributing Editor Online

  

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $228-million loan to Kenya’s government to rehabilitate a 172 km road linking the towns of Isebania and Ahero, near Lake Victoria.

The road forms part of the Sirari Corridor, a major trade and transit route linking Tanzania, Kenya and South Sudan.

The rehabilitation of the road will facilitate trade between Kenya and Tanzania, while accelerating the socioecono- mic development of the regions along the road, benefiting nearly two-million people.

The upgrade is expected to reduce travel time, as well as result in lower transport costs.

The construction of 77 km of secondary roads will also enable local producers to get their products to consumption centres.

To strengthen public transport, three bus stations will also be built along the route.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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