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Murkomen defends plans to lease Mombasa, Lamu ports

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Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said the proposed leasing of sections of Mombasa and Lamu ports to private investors will bring benefits to Kenyans.

Appearing before the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure in Nairobi on Thursday, Murkomen noted that the benefits include reducing the government's funding burden on capital projects with the injection of private cash investments into port development.

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