President William Ruto’s administration will construct a 9-kilometre wall in the Indian Ocean by 2027.
This was revealed in The National Reporting Indicator Handbook for the Fourth Medium Term Plan 2023 – 2027 released by the National Treasury on Thursday, March 21.
According to the National Treasury, construction of the wall is towards enhanced protection of human and property from sea wave action.
The project will be piloted out tentatively in the 2023/2024 Financial Year with a 500-metre wall being put up in the Indian Ocean.
In the 2024/2025 Financial Year, this will be upscaled to 1.2 kilometres and another 1,300 kilometres will be constructed in the succeeding year.
In the final two years of President William’s first term, the government will construct 2,820 kilometres and 3,300 kilometres respectively.
National Treasury reckons that this will go a long way in helping Kenya achieve Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, and 11.
SDG 3 commits Kenya and other United Nations member states to implement policies and projects that will ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
The construction of the wall in the Indian Ocean will also empower coastal communities economically ensuring equitable learning and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all as envisioned in SDG 4.
On the other hand, SDG 11 tasks nations to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Kenya has not indicated the counties where the wall will be constructed. Indian Ocean stretches across Mombasa, Kwale, Lamu and Kilifi counties.
