South Sudan and Kenya had good plans to build roads linking them, targeting to boost cross-border trade by reducing travel time and distance. But this has yet to be achieved.
When the Nadapal–Nakodok project was first mooted in 2015, the 11-kilometre road was meant to be completed in three months. It was to be part of the larger highway project from Kenya’s western city of Eldoret to South Sudan, some 600km, that could cost at least $700 million. But South Sudan descended into war, leaving Kenya to keep on with its bid.
