Kenyan highway upgrade boosts business, enhances regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade boosts business, enhances regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEOPHAS MAKAU, Deputy director of the Kenya National Highways Authority and the project's coordinator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD MALINGA, Principal transport engineer at the African Development Bank STORYLINE: A highway linking the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to the country's agriculturally-rich central region, has nearly completed its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway. Previously, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. The road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEOPHAS MAKAU, Deputy director of the Kenya National Highways Authority and the project's coordinator "The contractor has delivered according

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former marathon world record holder Patrick Makau (front) of Kenya passes Ser-Od Bat-Ochir of Mongolia to take the lead near the 38-kilometer mark of the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 7, 2014. Makau won in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds. (Pool photo)

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former marathon world record holder Patrick Makau of Kenya breaks the tape in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds to win the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 7, 2014.

Fukuoka International Marathon

Fukuoka International Marathon

Former world record holder Patrick Makau of Kenya wins the Fukuoka International Marathon in southwestern Japan on Dec. 6, 2015. Makau claimed the title for the second year in a row with a time of 2:08:18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former marathon world record holder Patrick Makau (front) of Kenya passes Ser-Od Bat-Ochir of Mongolia to take the lead near the 38-kilometer mark of the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 7, 2014. Makau won in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

Kenya's Makau wins Fukuoka International Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former marathon world record holder Patrick Makau of Kenya breaks the tape in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds to win the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)