Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway 2. various of businesses and traders on the highway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor 4. various of cars 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): EPHRAIM MACHARIA, Driver 6. various of avocado processing factory 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDIAZIZ MOHAMED, Human resource manager at avocado products company 8. various of highway STORYLINE: Before its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to the agriculturally rich central region and Moyale town near the Ethiopian border, was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. Set to be completed by August, the road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor "Kenol-Sagana-

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