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New Kisumu port to operate under lease

The new Kisumu-Kisian road. The railway port will be constructed in Kisian. PHOTO FILE | NATION

By  Allan Olingo

Nation Media Group

Construction of the modern Kisumu port under the standard gauge railway will take 18 months.

Documents from Kenya Railways seen by The EastAfrican show that the port will be in Usare, Kisian, 16km from Kisumu town, and will include two multi-purpose berths of 3,000 tonnes and one work boar berth.

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