Investors eye eastern, northern Kenya

The Independence of South Sudan has set the stage for a scramble for land in eastern and northern Kenya, including the northern Coast. From the outset, Kenya’s Vision 2030 economic blueprint was premised on an independent South Sudan, with planned building of mega-infrastructure in the marginalised northern Kenya region key to driving economic growth. The seven-component infrastructure development including Lamu Port, major highways and railway lines connecting Juba and Addis Ababa, oil pipelines, a refinery, resort cities and airports, will be concentrated in the once neglected counties of Lamu, Garissa, Tana River, Isiolo, Turkana and Marsabit. READ MORE: www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/With S Sudan independence investors eye eastern northern Kenya