Neighboring region is Somalia is actually better because they do not have KRA levying import duty so they buy basic stuff they need cheaply; import sugar for 1/3 or even less the kenya one; same with everything else including clothes,name it. In fact despite those bad roads...through kismayu port..those somali make lots of money once their goods get to Easleigh.
Gov is basically non-existent--it NGOS and UN who ran the show. And their county gov are filling a huge void.
National gov should salvage the little left by tarmaking 800km road to mandera..they can do 200km every yr...and in 5yrs..we will have a tarmac to Mandera.
Strange. I knew those parts were marginalized. I had no idea how bad it was. I bet it's not any better than neighboring regions of Somalia.