Dredging in Lake Victoria Set to Revive Decrepit Ports – Thanks to the Raila-Uhuru “Handshake”

The last two years, the agenda of dredging Lake Victoria has remained high on the government’s agenda. The urgent need for the revival of maritime trade in the region has been fuelling dredging ambitions in the lake, and now, dredging plans appear to have been set off. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has gone public with an invitation for tender, appealing to interested companies to submit bids. Apart from the Lake Victoria pier, KPA is planning to upgrade 20 more piers in Mbita causeway. In order to increase the capability…