KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian when attending the commissioning ceremony for the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2022. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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