The fastest and most comfortable way to travel right into Kenya’s Northern Turkana Land was – until now – to take a scheduled flight to Lodwar or Lokichar-Kapese. The road was a notorious and unpredictable journey that was only challenged by experienced drivers and the strongest 4WD vehicles. This is a great step that will improve the tourism experience in Kenya’s Northern Frontier and the Warrior Nomad Trail.
The South Sudan Link road project
Today 2021, the new tarmac road – also know as ‘South Sudan Link Road’ – entails the upgrade of 514km stretch of road from Kitale to Lokichogio in north west Kenya in Turkana County. The road connects Turkana to South Sudan It connects the towns of Kitale – Kapenguria – Lokichar – Lodwar – Kakuma to Lokichogio town, which is 30 kilometres from the Nadapal border between Kenya and South Sudan. The re-surfaced A1 highway and newly built supporting infrastructure is opening up business opportunities in an arid region hard-hit by rural poverty.
Similar road connections in East Africa
This highway is part of the East Africa Community Trunk Road Network which will connect Biharamulo, Tanzania , to Mwanze, on the shore of Lake Victoria,to Musoma to Isebania to Kitale to Lodwar to Lokichogio to Nakodok to Juba in South Sudan. The East Africa Community is comprised of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda.
Warrior Nomad Trail initiative
The Warrior Nomad Trail initiative benefits greatly from the South Sudan Link road project as it reduces travel time, eliminates seasonal road blocks due to flooding and therefore increases security for those traveling from Kitale through West-Pokot and Turkanaland into South Sudan.
It’s an absolute milestone for the Karamoja Tourism Academy to host one of Uganda’s most famous travel journalist and marketeers ‘Charlotte Beauvoisin’ (Diary of a Muzungu) for the first time in Karamoja sub-region. Charlotte is facilitating a 4-day digital marketing introduction training for local tourism startups to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders along the Warrior …
Karamoja regional tourism and hospitality stakeholders celebrate the launch of ‘Karamoja Tourism and Hospitality Association’, aimed at a community-led and sustainable tourism sector in the Karamoja sub-region of northern Uganda.
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New tarmac road connects Turkana to South Sudan
The fastest and most comfortable way to travel right into Kenya’s Northern Turkana Land was – until now – to take a scheduled flight to Lodwar or Lokichar-Kapese. The road was a notorious and unpredictable journey that was only challenged by experienced drivers and the strongest 4WD vehicles. This is a great step that will improve the tourism experience in Kenya’s Northern Frontier and the Warrior Nomad Trail.
The South Sudan Link road project
Today 2021, the new tarmac road – also know as ‘South Sudan Link Road’ – entails the upgrade of 514km stretch of road from Kitale to Lokichogio in north west Kenya in Turkana County. The road connects Turkana to South Sudan It connects the towns of Kitale – Kapenguria – Lokichar – Lodwar – Kakuma to Lokichogio town, which is 30 kilometres from the Nadapal border between Kenya and South Sudan. The re-surfaced A1 highway and newly built supporting infrastructure is opening up business opportunities in an arid region hard-hit by rural poverty.
Similar road connections in East Africa
This highway is part of the East Africa Community Trunk Road Network which will connect Biharamulo, Tanzania , to Mwanze, on the shore of Lake Victoria,to Musoma to Isebania to Kitale to Lodwar to Lokichogio to Nakodok to Juba in South Sudan. The East Africa Community is comprised of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda.
Warrior Nomad Trail initiative
The Warrior Nomad Trail initiative benefits greatly from the South Sudan Link road project as it reduces travel time, eliminates seasonal road blocks due to flooding and therefore increases security for those traveling from Kitale through West-Pokot and Turkanaland into South Sudan.
The road before the tarmac
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