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Fresh hope as Ruto witnesses signing of Sh30 billion Likoni Dongo Kundu SEZ funding deal after six-year delay

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Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Davis Chirchir, Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Capt. William Ruto, President William Ruto, President and CEO of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Prof Benedict Oramah tour the port of Mombasa during the signing of the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone lease agreement between the KPA and Afreximbank.

Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation

More than six years after the Mombasa Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was commissioned as an economic hub, little progress has been made on the ground due to a lack of funding.

However, there is now light at the end of the tunnel after the government entered into an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank for financing.