{"id":111124,"date":"2025-02-28T08:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/ethiopia-to-use-lamu-port-to-move-imports-president-ruto-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:04:02","slug":"ethiopia-to-use-lamu-port-to-move-imports-president-ruto-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ethiopia-to-use-lamu-port-to-move-imports-president-ruto-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia to use Lamu port to move Imports, President Ruto says"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAMU, Kenya, Feb 28 \u2013 The Port of Lamu is set for more activity following agreements between Kenya and neighboring countries to increasingly use it as a regional transshipment hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President William Ruto has said he recently reached an agreement with landlocked Ethiopia to use the port to move imported goods to the hinterland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have agreed with the Government of Ethiopia to start using Lamu Port so that we can create more jobs and grow the economy of this region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He made the remarks when he launched the first Kenya-Off Grid Solar Access Projects in Ndau Island, Lamu East Constituency, Lamu County, on Thursday.<\/p>\n

President Ruto said he would soon host regional leaders at the Lamu Port, Kenya\u2019s second biggest after the Port of Mombasa.<\/p>\n

It is also a major component of the Lamu Port-South Sudan- Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor, which has been in development since 2012.<\/p>\n

The President announced that the first three modern berths at the Lamu Port are complete and ready for use.<\/p>\n

He urged Kenyans, especially those from the Coast region, to take advantage of the facility to export and import their goods from the port.<\/p>\n

Further, he said the government has set aside KSh1.7 billion to compensate fisherfolk who were displaced to facilitate the construction of the port.<\/p>\n

Present at the functions were Governors Issa Timamy (Lamu) and Godhana Dhadho (Tana River).<\/p>\n

Later, President Ruto launched the 468-unit Mokowe Affordable Housing Project in Lamu West Constituency, which he said will create job opportunities for young people in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On electricity, he said the National Government will connect 7,000 households in Lamu County to power at a cost of KSh600 million in this financial year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The President reiterated that the discriminatory practices that denied parts of the country development resources have ended, and every part of Kenya must belong.<\/p>\n

He urged Lamu residents to shun tribalism, which can ferment hatred and division among the diverse communities living in the county.<\/p>\n

In Tana River County, President Ruto commissioned the Bura Gravity Canal (Korakora\u2013Nanighi), which will expand the acreage under irrigation from 6,000 to 25,000 acres.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeventy per cent of the funding for this project came from the government because we recognise the importance of agriculture in producing food to eradicate hunger,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President pointed out that the government is giving priority to investment in agriculture to make Kenya food secure and eliminate the shame of hunger.<\/p>\n

He said the plan will not only create wealth for farmers but also reduce reliance on imports that strain the country\u2019s foreign exchange reserves.<\/p>\n

At the same time, President Ruto urged Kenyans to reject politicians dividing the country along tribal lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said such leaders have resorted to outdated tribal politics because they lack a plan that could take the country forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow people who have no plan, vision or agenda for the country to derail us with negative ethnicity and useless politics that divides the nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President went on: \u201cWe must stay united. We are one people and one nation with a common destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in attendance were Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, MPs, and MCAs, among other leaders.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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