The lapsset project is a transport and infrastructure project in kenya that, when complete, will be the countrys second transport corridor. Project progress lamu port and south sudan ethiopia transport lapsset corridor project has already been launched. Lamu port and new transport corridor development to. Abuses against environmental activists at kenyas coast.
Kenya and ethiopia commit to the full implementation of. The project endeavors to deliver a just and prosperous middle income kenya by the year the project was initially conceived in but lapsse took off due to various reasons. The construction industry competition authority of. Lapsset project distorts lamu island heritage, court told. Human rights defenders supporting communities impacted by infrastructure projects harassed. Current circumstances make it unlikely that the pipeline will reach south sudan or that. The lapsset project has transformative potential for the neglected north of kenya and for east african regional integration. Lamu port and lamusouthern sudanethiopia transport. Development corridors in kenya and related initiatives section 2. This project is one of the priority flagship projects identified in the governments longterm development policy, kenya vision 2030. The port was set to be commissioned in december, but the date was later vacated. Lapsset is an infrastructure corridor project conceived to improve. The lamuportsouthsudanethiopiatransport project, lapsset, is touted as east africas largest infrastructure project. The mipakani project is an online openaccess knowledge base of the lapsset development project, containing an accessible collection of key documents and multimedia material, designed for use by local communities of northern kenya, government, civil society, and international development partners.
The road between lamu witu garsen forms part of the larger lapsset corridor infrastructure project. The lapsset corridor program is part of the kenya vision 2030 strategy which is the national longterm development policy that aims to transform kenya into a newly industrializing, middleincome country providing a high quality of life to all its. Kenya has already completed the first berth of the lamu port under the sh2. The au general assembly of heads of state and government summit will be briefed on the progress made on the implementation of lapsset corridor project. Environment and social impact assessment esia study for. The lamu port south sudan ethiopia transport lapsset corridor development authority has said the route for the mega project will not change. Lapsset is a regional project between the countries of ethiopia, kenya and south sudan with an aim of linking them to each other, and to their neighbors in.
Background of lapsset corridor project the lapsset corridor program is a regional flagship project intended to provide transport and logistics infrastructure aimed at creating seamless connectivity between the eastern african countries of kenya, ethiopia and south sudan. The project endeavors to deliver a just and prosperous middle income kenya by the year 2030. The lapsset corridor program is part of the kenya vision 2030 strategy which is the national longterm development policy that aims to transform kenya into a newly industrializing, middleincome country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens by 2030 in a clean and secure environment. Sudanethiopia transport lapsset corridor project would be trans formative. Pdf the lapsset project is a mega undertaking with heavy investment. The lamu port and lamu southern sudanethiopia transport corridor lapsset is a transport and infrastructure project in kenya that when complete will be the countrys second transport corridor. This will allow it to construct 32 berths for the lamu port, the starting point of the lapsset project. Lapsset transport corridor project as a whole and 2 preparation of a master plan mp and design and development dd for the new lamu port project, including preparation of tender documents. To assess the influence of project environment on implementation of water infrastructure projects a case of lapsset authority, kenya. A major challenge is safeguarding the environment, and the rights and livelihoods of those whose lands the project will cross. Lamu portsouth sudanethiopiatransport lapsset corridor project, also known as lamu corridor is a transport and infrastructure project in kenya that, when complete, will be the countrys second transport corridor. Lamu port and lamu southern sudanethiopia transport. Kenya will be the nations first upstream oil project. Mombasa, kenya, jan 15 the commissioning of the lamu port, a crucial facility in the lamu port south sudan ethiopia transport lapsset corridor project, hangs in the balance as kenya awaits the commitment of regional leaders to grace the event.
The lapsset project as initially designed involved the following. Lapsset corridor development authority building transformative. The results indicate that lapsset corridor project can provide. Lapsset is an infrastructure corridor project conceived to improve access and connectivity between kenya, southern sudan and ethiopia and eventually forming a land bridge across the entire great lakes region from eastern coast of africa lamu to western coast douala cameroon. The lapsset corridor program is a regional flagship project intended to provide transport and logistics infrastructure aimed at creating seamless connectivity between the eastern african countries of kenya, ethiopia and south sudan. Sudanethiopia transport lapsset corridor project would be transformative, enormously expensive, and very invasive, linking a major new port development on kenya s indian ocean coast to south sudan and ethiopia with an oil pipeline, railway and highway. Lapsset corridor project is a kenya vision 2030 flagship project. Kenya s other transport corridor is the mombasa port and mombasa uganda transport corridor that passes through nairobi and much of the northern rift. This report describes the context for activism around the lamu portsouth sudanethiopia transport corridor project lapsset and associated development projects, and documents the obstacles. Pdf influence of lamuportsouth sudanethiopia transport. Lapsset corridor development authority home facebook. The lapsset corridor project is the first single gigantic, integrated, transformative and gamechanger infrastructure project the government has initiated and prepared under vision 2030 strategy framework without external assistance. Youths, local industries to reap more from lapsset project the kililana site of the lamu portsouth sudanethiopiatransport corridor project. Each element of the project carries a significant economic and social cost.
The lapsset project, which was commissioned by former president mwai kibaki in 2012, is expected to open up kenya s northern frontier for more trade and investment, and has been identified as the long term conduit for kenya s oil exports through a crude pipeline linking lamu to the oilfields in turkana county. No, the lapsset corridor project has not stalled currently, construction on three berths at the lamu port is underway, with the first expected to be completed in. Lapsset corridor development authority, a state agency carrying out the project, has donated over 975 acres 394 hectares of land for the construction of the lamu coal fired power plant. Lapsset corridor development authority lamu port south sudan ethiopia transport lapsset corridor project building africas transformative and game changer infrastructure to deliver a just and prosperous kenya presented during kenya uk investment conference, london, 3rd decmber 20. Lapsset corridor development authority the lapsset lamu. Kenya s other transport corridor is the mombasa uganda transport corridor that passes through nairobi and much of the northern rift.
The project of this nature, uh well put kenya in the oil and gas export market. Shot in the arm as lapsset becomes au project daily nation. The lapsset corridor program is the first single gigantic, integrated, transformative and gamechanger infrastructure project the government has initiated and prepared under vision 2030 strategy framework without external assistance. Lamu portsouth sudanethiopia transport corridor lapsset and indigenous peoples in kenya kanyinke sena international working group on indigenous affairs this report explores the potential impacts of an infrastructure project on indigenous peoples in kenya as observed by a member of the united nations permanent forum on indigenous issues. This follows claims by a section of northern kenya. The researcher looked at financial distress theory and stakeholder theory in the study.
The proposed lamu coal power plant will exponentially increase. Some lamu residents on tuesday told a fivejudge bench that the ongoing construction of multibillion lamu portsouth sudanethiopia transport lapsset corridor has violated their rights to cultural life. It is designed to better connect us with two of our neighbours and facilitate outflows of anticipated crude oil from northern kenya as well as inflows of product oil through northern kenya into ethiopia and south sudan. Influence of lamuportsouth sudanethiopia transport lapsset corridor development project planning on pastoral livelihoods resilience to climate stresses in kenyan semiarid. The benefits for kenya uh substantial its, a much bigger picture key to the success of this project will be the adoption of a factory drilling approach so today we are at the embossing field. The project connects a population of 160 million people in the three countries. This road will connect lamu to isiolo and opens up the nothern parts of. In kenya alone, the seven key infrastructure project components of the lapsset corridor. The project promoter, apcl is a project development company with main sponsor, gulf energy limited lead sponsor. Lapsset project report july 2016 kenya vision 2030. In 2008 a study on the lapsset corridor was commissioned, to study. No, the lapsset corridor project has not stalled daily.
Mohamed somo, lamu beach management unit chairman, said the lapsset project has distorted the heritage of lamu island, which is a united. Lapsset, tana delta irrigation project tdip and the high grand falls dam. Lamu port south sudan ethiopia transport lapsset corridor project is an infrastructure project dedicated to interconnecting the east african countries of kenya, ethiopia and south sudan. Lapsset route will not change, says ceo business daily. Environment and social impact assessment esia study for the proposed 1,050mw coal fired power plant project, kenya report prepared for. Document analysis of the kenyan vision 2030 development strategy for. Tana river delta the tana river delta, on the north coast of kenya, is a vast patchwork of palm savanna, seasonally flooded grassland, forest fragments, acacia woodland, lakes, marine wetlands and the river itself.
Lamu county is home to lamu old town, a unescorecognized world heritage site, and unesco has recently called for revised impact assessments prior to proceeding with the project. The area also hosts 70% of kenya s critically important coastal mangrove forests. The history and politics of an eastern african megaproject analyses the events and developments relevant to the project s emergence, highlighting the changing rationale behind the project since the 1970s, as well as the interests of key local, international and multinational players. Lapsset project background the government of kenya in a bid to improve the livelihoods of 40% of its population 15 million people of north eastern, eastern, rift valley and the coast has commenced the implementation of the lamu port, south sudan, and ethiopia transport corridor project lapsset. Factors influencing implementation of water infrastructure. Road and rail corridor linking kenya, ethiopia and south. Gulf energy limited is a leading oil marketing company in kenya and also owns an 80mw medium speed diesel msd power plant in athi river, kenya. Kenya is spearheading the implementation of the lapsset corridor project. The risks of constructing a coal plant in lamu are grave. Kwasasi area of hindimagogoni subcounty, lamu county, kenya. The lapsset project is expected to serve land locked countries in the wider eastern africa region. The first one is the lamu portsouthern sudanethiopia transport lapsset, a flagship project under kenya s. Lapsset corridor program the first project to be admitted into nepadau pici in east africa.
Salvakiir of southern sudan were joined by the late ethiopian. Lapsset corridor project to the attention of the united nations permanent. Program require substantial amounts of resources to implement with a. Northern corridor currently kenyas only economic corridor page 10. Completion of the lapsset corridor project will strengthen the position of the east african.