New Ethiopia, Uganda business could hand Lamu port a lifeline

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Mv Banyas 1 Lome Vessel docked at the Port of Lamu Berth Number 1, Kenya on October 15, 2022. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG

The interest by Ethiopia and Uganda in importing goods through Lamu could be the lifeline that the largely moribund port needs even as it continues to register growth in business.

Last week Ethiopia received the first shipment of 60,000 tonnes of fertiliser imported through the Port of Lamu from Morocco.