The governments of Kenya and South Sudan have kicked off consultative talks with various international donors to fund the Sh90 billion Juba-Eldoret development Corridor.
Finance Permanent Secretary Joseph Kinyua said the World Bank and African Development Bank have already shown interest of funding the project and are currently helping the two governments get more financiers as well as ensure all the resources are in place before the actual construction begins.
Kenya’s Roads Minister Frankline Bett said the study and design work on the Kenyan side has already started and is expected to be completed by May this year.
The Juba-Eldoret corridor is part of the Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport project (LAPSET) but will be managed separately.
The section to be undertaken by the government of Kenya is classified as road A1 which starts from the northern boarder of Tanzania at Isebania through Mukuyu, Kisumu, Kakamega, Kitale, Lodwar, Lokichogio to Nadapal.
The government of South Sudan will then start from Nadapal all the way to Juba.
Once the road is completed, it will serve the capital of South Sudan, Juba, and the Eastern part of South Sudan, the location of the main oil exploration.
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