Fears of missed deadline as Tanzania drags feet on EAC road project
Saturday August 17 2024
Workers taking part in the construction of the Mtwapa- Kilifi Road at Vipingo area in Kilifi County in this photo taken on December 6, 2022. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Lack of funds for construction, delays in land acquisition and compensation are among factors cited for expected delays in the completion of a major East African Community Road project, which was billed to boost logistics on the bloc, linking its two main transport corridors.
The $751 million Coastline Transnational Highway project, conceived over a decade ago, covers Bagamoyo-Tanga-Horo Horo on the Tanzania side and Lunga Lunga-Mombasa-Mtwapa-Malindi on the Kenyan side.
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