The Commander Kenya Air Force Major General Francis Ogolla paid a visit to several ongoing projects managed by Kenya Defense Forces in conjunction with civilian authorities in Kisumu County on 19 April 2021.
The Commander KAF visited the Kisumu shipyard to inspect on the progress of construction ahead of the planned official opening by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta the President and Commander in Chief of the Republic of Kenya latter this month.
Kenya Defence Forces is constructing a new shipyard as part of the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion of the important lake transport facility.
The restoration of Kisumu port into a modern regional lake transport hub is to improve its capability of handling large volumes of cargo from Kenya into the East African economic hub.
The CDF expressed satisfaction with the progress made in reviving the yard with concentration on the dry dock area, gate and main access site, administration block and parking area construction.
Major General Ogolla then visited the Mambo Leo stadium and the Kisumu railway station construction sites where he also assessed their progress.
