Kenya to establish one-stop border post at Konyao in West Pokot, Interior CS says

The government will establish a One-Stop Border Post at Konyao in West Pokot County, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said on 14 October, The Star and the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported.

Murkomen said the facility will help stop the smuggling of illegal firearms, drugs and illicit alcohol, according to the two outlets. The Star reported that he also said it would keep out other contraband and strengthen border surveillance.

"The border post will ensure that as we facilitate legitimate cross-border trade, criminals do not enter our country and illicit alcohol does not find its way into Kenya," Murkomen said, as quoted by The Star and KBC.

He spoke in West Pokot while accompanying President William Ruto on a development tour of the county, according to The Star and KBC.

On the same tour, Ruto launched the upgrade to bitumen standard of the 24-kilometre Konyao-Kiwawa-Alale Road, which The Star said is expected to improve connectivity within the county and ease the movement of people and goods. He also flagged off the Kacheliba Last Mile Connectivity Project, which The Star said seeks to extend electricity access to more households and businesses.

West Pokot shares a border with Uganda, The Star reported.