With only a few days of his presidency left, President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched numerous projects initiated during his tenure. In a whirlwind tour of the country, the president inaugurated multiple projects, sometimes launching five in a day.
In Nyeri County, Uhuru opened the New Chaka Railway Station, the rehabilitated Thika-Nanyuki MGR line and the Chaka Industrial Hub and Market in Kieni. In Othaya, he opened the Mwai Kibaki Level 6 hospital and its 2.6 million litre a day oxygen production unit. He also inspected the ongoing dualling of Kenol-Marua road that is currently 75 percent complete.
Earlier, President Kenyatta, on a day-long working tour of Mombasa County commissioned several infrastructural projects – the new Ksh 4.5 billion Makupa Bridge, the offshore Kipevu Oil Terminal and the Liwatoni Fisheries Complex.
He was also in Western Kenya where among other projects he commissioned the Kisumu Shipyard and Kisumu Railway Station.
In Kiambu, the president commissioned the Kshs 24 billion Karimenu II Dam in Gatundu North, a Vision 2030 flagship project.
Another major project launch in the last few days is the Nairobi Expressway.
