The first phase of the expansion of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport will be complete by next month.
Transport PS Gerishon Ikiara made the announcement at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport on Thursday when he conducted the transport minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere on a tour of the facility.
The project is behind schedule by three months as it was expected to be complete by October last year.
Mwakwere was on a familiarization tour of the 26 billion shillings phase one project at the airport
Phase two of the project is expected to kick off in March.
The overall cost for the expansion project is 40 billion shillings. During the tour Ikiara announced the government's intention to renovate Eldoret and Kisumu airports.
Kenya Aiports Authority MD George Muhoho said the recent skirmishes in the country had affected the airports operation volume especially traffic from Europe but added that is was currently picking up.
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Kenya Broadcasting Corp.
Written By:Faith Kendi , Posted: Thu, Jan 24, 2008
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