NAIROBI, Safar 6, 1436, Nov 28, 2014, SPA -- Kenya's high court on Friday ordered a halt to the long-delayed development of a mega-port on the country's northern coast for at least two weeks to allow a lawsuit lodged by local landowners over compensation to move forward, Reuters reported. The $25.5 billion project, known as the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project, would eventually link landlocked countries South Sudan and Ethiopia to the Indian Ocean via Kenya and include a port, new roads, a railway and a pipeline. It was first conceived in the 1970s but has been gaining traction after commercial oil finds in Uganda and Kenya. -- SPA 22:57 LOCAL TIME 19:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w