If today South Sudan and Sudan go back to the old days and allow passage of goods through Port Sudan, it will impact Lamu Port. Ethiopia the same with Eritrea and Djibouti,” SCEA chief executive Gilbert Langat told the Star in a recent interview. The railway line will link Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Khartoum in Sudan, with an extension to Port Sudan on the Red Sea, giving Ethiopia yet another option for its imports and exports. The route, agreed by both governments, stretches 1,522 kilometres between Addis Ababa and Port Sudan, which is even longer compared to the 1,279 kilometers distance between Lamu and Addis Ababa. Treasury has allocated Sh21 billion in two tranches of Sh10 billion and Sh11 billion to date.

Source: The Star June 11, 2020 00:56 UTC