A collage of the Nairobi Expressway design and ongoing construction
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Kenya moved five slots up to 133 in 2020 from 137 in 2017 in the latest Global Connectedness Index (GCI) report 2020 by the German Giant company DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn).
According to the report this was brought about by an increase in international trade, digital connectivity which facilitated information flows and capital flows.
The rise of the rankings was also boosted by multi-billion infrastructural projects that have transformed the country s transport sector.
An aerial view of the on-going Nairobi Expressway project along Mombasa Road
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Megaprojects on the forefront include Ksh 31 billion Thika Road, Ksh 327 billion Standard Gauge Railway, ongoing Ksh 59 billion Nairobi Expressway and Ksh 2.5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lappset) corridor project.
Turkana suffers setback in Lappset land suit appeal
Tuesday December 15 2020
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the High Court directing the case to be handled by both county and the national governments, under the Inter-governmental Relations Act.
Turkana county government has lost a bid to have a matter involving the acquisition of parcels of land for the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor, handled in court.
Instead, the Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the High Court directing the case to be handled by both county and the national governments, under the Inter-governmental Relations Act.