Nakodok

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Nakodok is a small town in Eastern Equatoria, Kenya, near the border with South Sudan. [1] The town had a population of about 3,498 as of May 2023.

Transport

It lies on the route of a transport corridor for road, rail and oil connecting Lamu Port on the Indian Ocean and South Sudan. [2] It was the site of a border dispute between South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda. [3] Nakodok formerly had an airport, but it was demolished in 2016.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Ponnie, Shelia (10 February 2023). "South Sudan Accuses Kenya of Border Encroachment". VOA. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. Leftie, Peter (22 July 2011). "Kenya poised to roll out ambitious Sh2 trillion transport corridor project". Daily Nation . Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  3. Ninrew, Chany; Felix, Moyo Jacob (2023-04-01). "EES MPs accuse Kenya, Uganda of annexing South Sudan territories". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-05-13.