{"id":131135,"date":"2026-02-15T03:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/lamu-port-now-operational-as-kenya-advances-lapsset-vision-cs-chirchir\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T03:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:02:50","slug":"lamu-port-now-operational-as-kenya-advances-lapsset-vision-cs-chirchir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/lamu-port-now-operational-as-kenya-advances-lapsset-vision-cs-chirchir\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamu Port Now Operational as Kenya Advances LAPSSET Vision \u2013 CS Chirchir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 15 \u2013 Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has confirmed the full operationalisation of the port of Lamu, marking a significant milestone in Kenya\u2019s ambitious infrastructure expansion under the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after witnessing three cargo ships simultaneously offloading goods at the port, Chirchir described the moment as a \u201cpowerful signal\u201d that the LAPSSET vision is firmly on course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is no longer a promise; Lamu Port is operational,\u201d said Chirchir.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority masterplan, this second deep-sea gateway complements the Port of Mombasa by easing congestion, diversifying trade routes, and opening up Northern Kenya to opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The Port integrated with airports, rail, oil infrastructure, and resort cities, making it a cornerstone of Kenya\u2019s modernization strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Chirchir noted that with Phase I berths operational and cargo projected to hit 1.2 million TEUs by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The Lamu Port will ease pressure on the Port of Mombasa while unlocking a strategic gateway for Ethiopia, South Sudan, and the wider Horn of Africa, hence strengthening Kenya\u2019s competitiveness in global maritime trade,\u201d the Transport CS said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 15 \u2013 Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has confirmed the full operationalisation of the port of Lamu, marking a significant milestone in Kenya\u2019s ambitious infrastructure expansion under the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project. Speaking after witnessing three cargo ships simultaneously offloading goods at the port, Chirchir described the moment as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}