Lamu port on course despite discontent

Given the thousands of hectares it will occupy and the billions of shillings to be used, the Lamu Port project needs the consensus of all the stakeholders, otherwise it may never be realised, writes JECKONIA OTIENO.

For a long time, the development of Kenya has been along the Southern Corridor, but this is bound to change with the building of the Lamu Port. The port has trained its sights on South Sudan, which sees Lamu as a nearer gateway compared to ports situated along the coast of its northern neighbour, Sudan.