President Uhuru Kenyatta was earlier in the week at the lakeside city of Kisumu to commission several infrastructure projects.
Among them was the commissioning of the Kisumu Shipyard, a facility the government believes will give it an edge in ship building and repair in the region.
While commissioning the yard, a ship under fabrication was floated, but not commissioned, at the event with president saying it was a critical stage in ship building.
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