Residents upbeat as Uhuru makes third tour of lake port

President Kenyatta with leaders and security chiefs at the airport after a brief visit to the Kisumu Port yesterday. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday made another quiet inspection of the Kisumu port where Sh3 billion renovation works are underway to revive maritime trade.

The visit, declared private and the media barred from covering, came just two days after Opposition leader and African Union Infrastructure development envoy Raila Odinga toured the facility.