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For once, forgotten north frontier towns bask in development

550 km stretch from Nanyuki to the Kenya-Ethiopia Border at Moyale

One of the joys of latter day Kenya is that it is now possible to crisscross most of the country on fairly good roads. But the biggest highway shocker is the 550 km stretch from Nanyuki to the Kenya-Ethiopia Border at Moyale.

 Having had the misfortune of punishing my vehicle through this stretch of road pre-tarmac, I was delighted to recently hit the road in its new form.

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