The Government is set to expand infrastructure around the Lake Region to aid full exploitation of the blue economy.
Information Communication and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo says plans are at an advanced stage to construct a ring road around Lake Victoria as well as expansion of the Kisumu International Airport and smaller airships around the lake.
This, as the government seeks to ensure easy transportation of goods from the Lake Victoria region and beyond.
Owalo noted President William Ruto has demonstrated willingness to tap into the vast potential of blue economy in the region by sanctioning the construction of a multi-billion shillings fish research institute in Kabonyo Kanyakwali in Ahero Sub-County.
He said roads and airports in the area will also be expanded to augment the railway in transportation of goods.
Owalo also revealed that plans are almost complete to include private investors in the construction of the Koru Soin dam that is hailed as the silver bullet for floods and irrigation fed agriculture in the region.
The CS spoke after attending Sunday Mass at St. Christina Kogola Catholic church in Nyakach Kisumu County.
