Third bridge to link Mombasa Island and South Coast
From left: Japan's Ambassador to Kenya, Tatsushi Terada and the cabinet secretaries Henry Rotich (Finance) and Michael Kamau (Transport) sign a grant of Sh25 billion towards Mombasa port development project on January 16, 2015. Mr Terada said Japan would participate in the building of a third bridge to link Mombasa and the South Coast. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Mr Tatsushi Terada mentioned this while addressing journalists in Mombasa.
The ambassador said the two countries have been long time partners in development since Kenya’s independence.
He urged the Kenyan government and the Kenya Ports Authority to apply Japanese technology in the implementation of phase II of the project.
Mr Tatsushi insisted that the Japanese government was looking forward to long term cooperation with Kenya and Africa by transferring and sharing their technologies.
A third bridge linking Mombasa Island to the South Coast could soon become a reality with the Japanese government hinting that there were plans to construct a bridge across the Likoni ferry channel.
Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Mr Tatsushi Terada mentioned this while addressing journalists during the signing of a Sh25 billion deal between the Kenyan and Japanese governments for the construction of the second container terminal at the port of Mombasa.
