The county government of Turkana has announced plans to repair roads that were destroyed by recent flash floods. Acting Infrastructure Executive Philip Aemun confirmed the plans and said that the floods affected key projects at projects at the border including ECD centres, health facilities and water points.
A 58-kilometre road and two bridges are among the listed in the repairing mission. According Mr. Aemun, the road stretching from Kaikor Junction to Lowasa, was impassable and cut off towns near the Kenyan border with South Sudan and Ethiopia, including Kaikor, Lokitaung, Kakuma and Lodwar. The flash floods destroyed two critical bridges by eroding their embankments as well as key sections of the road.
Project details
“The scope of work on the road includes 58km light grading, 3km gravelling at loose sections on the road and light bush clearing along the road. At the bridge, there will be extension of bridge cells to the river bank and river protection on both upstream and downstream using gabions,” said Mr Aemun.
The road being critical for transportation of relief food to affected locals at the border will also boost security response and patrols in the region.
