South Sudan has begun constructing a logistics hub in Kenya’s Mai Mahiu Special Economic Zone (Naivasha), on a 10-acre plot (about 4 hectares) allocated free by Kenya within the 6,000-acre zone. South Sudan is the first regional country to break ground in the Mai Mahiu Special Economic Zone, which has attracted 24 investors so far.
The hub, expected to be operational in 2028 according to South Sudan’s ambassador to Kenya, Simon Deng, aims to ease the movement of containers and goods between the Port of Mombasa and Juba. It will provide an alternative cargo clearance centre that relieves congestion at the port, where annual cargo is projected to rise from 15 to 40 million tonnes within five years.