KeNHA Receives Funding For 193KM Kenya-South Sudan Road Construction
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has obtained funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to build the transnational South Sudan Road Corridor.
KeNHA declared on Tuesday, March 12, that the funds would be utilized to upgrade the Lesseru-Kitale and Morpus-Lokichar roads.
The 193-kilometer road corridor connects Kenya and South Sudan over the Great Rift Valley, spanning from Lesseru to Nadapal and Kapoeta, then to Juba in South Sudan.
“The Government of the Republic of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank and African Development Fund to finance the Multinational: Kenya South Sudan Road Corridor Lesseru-Kitale and Morpus-Lokichar Road Upgrading Project Phase 1,” KeNHA stated.
“The Project Road, Lesseru Kitale and Morpus Lokichar Road Sections form part of the Lesseru – Nadapal-Kapoeta Juba corridor located in the North-Western region of Kenya,” it added.
According to the Authority, the project aims to improve transport connectivity between Kenya and South Sudan, consequently strengthening regional integration and trade.
According to documents from the Global Centre on Adaptation, the African Development Bank disbursed Ksh28.8 billion for the road project.
Details of the project were initially revealed in August 2023, when stakeholders including the African Development Bank, KeNHA, the Kenya Meteorological Department, and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) gathered to discuss its execution.
The road upgrade will comprise civil works for the building of a seven-metre-wide single-carriageway road, as well as bitumen recarpeting of the roadway.
The civil works will also include the building of service roads, town loop roads, and access roads, as well as the development of specific socioeconomic infrastructure.
The Kenya-South Sudan road project comes just a month after KeNHA revealed it had secured Ksh96 billion from the World Bank to build the Isiolo-Madera highway.
In a notification released on February 18, KeNHA stated that the road would go from Isiolo town in Isiolo County to Meru County, Wajir County, and finally Mandera County.
The World Bank investment was part of the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HoAGDP)’s Project Development Objective (PDO), which aimed to improve inter-county trade.
KeNHA Receives Funding For 193KM Kenya-South Sudan Road Construction
