The government has announced it will give attractive incentives for users of the Lamu port, which is expected to receive its first ship on May 20. “We want to work with the government to ensure the Lamu port is successful,” said Lorenz. Already, the requisite equipment have started being transported from the Mombasa port to the Lamu port in batches. May 15 will see the final batch of the basic equipment transported to the Lamu port. The CS however called for close collaboration between the government and all port stakeholders to ensure the operationalisation of the port is successful.

Source: The Star May 07, 2021 11:37 UTC