The construction of the 15 billion-shilling Turbi – Moyale Road,
was on Wednesday launched by President Mwai Kibaki in Moyale County.
The 122km road, which is the last section of the
Trans-Africa Highway Corridor (section passing through Kenya), will be upgraded
to bitumen standards by the government with the support of the African
Development Bank.
The Trans-Africa Highway Corridor starts
at Cape Town (South Africa) to Cairo (Egypt) and passes through Kenya starting at Namanga (Bordering
Tanzania), via Nairobi, Isiolo, Marsabit and ends at Moyale (near the border
with Ethiopia).
The project will also come with the building of police
stations, rehabilitation of bridges, sinking of boreholes, provision of facilities
for travelers to be located in three areas and other roadside amenities, the
President said.
The link between Ethiopia and Kenya will promote trade and
regional integration between the two nations as well as opening up of Northern
Kenya, he added.
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