Region hopes new mega projects will revive economy, improve fortunes

MV Uhuru roars back to life after being abandoned for decades. This is after Kenya Navy and Kenya railways engineers teamed up to repair and reignite the engine ready for take off again in the lake Victoria waters. MV Uhuru used to ply Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma and Kisumu. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Nyanza residents have started the New Year with glowing expectations that a number of big projects that stalled last year will be completed without any further excuses.

They listed a number of projects commissioned in the region last year by the National Government that they want finished this year.