Isiolo might be excluded from the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor following recommendations to change the route over wildlife concerns.
A change of routing for the Sh2.5 trillion mega project would have major ramifications, specifically for thousands of speculators who have acquired land near the proposed site for the resort city. Prior plans had suggested that the resort city be built at a place called Kipsing Gap in Isiolo, but environmentalists have warned against it citing the potential displacement of elephants.