Nairobi, Aug. 19 -- Kisumu County government will in October open the first phase of the multi-million shilling Uhuru Business Park Complex for 5,000 traders who were evicted to give room for the expansion of Sh3 billion inland port.
The project touted to be one of the major fruits of handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga is sitting on a 23-acre piece of land donated by Kenya Railways Corporation to the devolved unit.
Governor Anyang' Nyong'o who inspected the ongoing works on Tuesday said Phase One of the 10,000-capacity market is 95 percent complete.
He expressed confidence that the full implementation of the programme will revitalise the lakeside city, create jobs and spur economic growth in lin...