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Sugar belt to get road after 20 years’ wait

Mamboleo -Kisumu- Chemelil road set to be constructed in the 2020/2021 financial year. Cabinet Secretary for Treasury and Planning Ukur Yatani approved the construction of the 63 km road which will cost Sh4.9 billion. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Communities around the Western Kenya Sugar belt can now breathe a sigh of relief after the government awarded a contract for the construction of the controversial 63-kilometre Mamboleo-Chemelil Road.

The stretch running through Chemelil, Miwani and Kibos to join the Kisumu–Kakamega Road at the Mamboleo junction traverses three major sugar millers and has been in bad shape for more than 20 years.

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