Interior CS Dr Fred Matiang’i on Wednesday toured Mombasa county to inspect development projects and host meetings on security-related issues.
The project inspection started at the Mwache-Mteza Bridge and Dongo Kundu before he proceeded to the Liwatoni floating bridge and the Liwatoni fish processing factory.
Construction of the bridge, which began in March 2020, was slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the progress at 18 percent now, it is expected to be complete by December 2023 and remove the economic bottlenecks constraining growth in the region.
The Mwache-Mteza Bridge is 1,440 meters long, the longest over the sea bridge in Africa.
It is seven times longer than the Nyali Bridge. A U-turn will also be constructed at the Tsunza Peninsula.
The project is funded by JICA, just like the Nyali Bridge which has been in existence since 1983.
Mwache Dam site. [PHOTO/ COURTESY]The CS also visited the Dongo Kundu Bypass which is under construction running from Mombasa Mainland West to Mombasa Mainland South. The 18-kilometre road will connect the towns of Miritini through Mombasa International Airport, Port Reitz Bay and Dongo Kundu to Ng’ombeni.
The Cabinet Secretary also hosted a meeting with local administrators at the regional commissioner’s office at Uhuru na Kazi building followed by a meeting with the Kenya Muslims Advisory Council at Star of the Sea Secondary School, before winding up with grassroots leaders at Tononoka Social Hall.
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