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Coast leaders push for bigger stake as State plans to modernise, expand ports

Investment, Trade and Industries CS Moses Kuria and Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir are entertained by traditional dancers during the ground-breaking ceremony for the County Aggregation and Industrial Park at Miritini on Monday, September 25, 2023. [Charles Omondi, Standard]

Leaders from the Coast region should be involved in the plans to modernise the ports of Mombasa and Lamu to guarantee jobs for residents and a share of the revenue for host counties, according to Governor Abdulswamad Nassir.

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