Addis Ababa, 9 November 2014 (WIC) – The tarmacking of the main road linking Kenya with Ethiopia is expected to be completed by end of next year, Kenyan official said.
Marsabit Governor Ukur Yattani said the 505-kilometre Isiolo-Marsabit-Moyale road was 60 per cent complete and that work was continuing well.
“Construction is ongoing. By the end of next year, we will have connected Addis Ababa to Nairobi on tarmac road, a thing that will change the economy of this place,” Mr Yattani, whose county is the largest and occupies 15 per cent of Kenya’s landmass, said.
The road is expected to cost $517 million (Sh46 billion) and is funded by the African Development Bank, the European Union and the Kenya Government.
The Governor said the road would ease travel to Nairobi, which used to take four days but has since been reduced to one. (http://www.awrambatimes.com)