an ▁towns ▁of ▁Tor o ▁and ▁Fort ▁Portal . ▁Instead ▁a ▁d irt ▁highway ▁going ▁north - east ▁reaches ▁A ru a ▁and ▁G ulu ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁Before ▁the ▁war ▁made ▁the ▁route ▁imp ass able , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁trade ▁route ▁between ▁the ▁D RC ▁and ▁U g anda , ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁between ▁the ▁D RC ▁and ▁J uba ▁in ▁South ▁Sud an , ▁and ▁Bun ia ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁market ▁city , ▁for ▁cross - border ▁trade ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁internal ▁trade . ▁ ▁The ▁supposed ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Lag os - M omb asa ▁Highway ▁passes ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Bun ia , ▁emphas ising ▁its ▁potential ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁trade , ▁but ▁that ▁trans n ational ▁highway ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁vi able ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁D RC . ▁ ▁Bun ia ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁port ▁of ▁Kas eny i ▁on ▁Lake ▁Albert ▁by ▁a ▁ 6 0 - kil omet re ▁d irt ▁track ▁via ▁Bog oro , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁and ▁dangerous ▁ 6 0 0 - met re ▁descent ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁esc arp ment ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁R ift ▁Valley . ▁Kas eny i ▁has ▁a ▁ ▁jet ty ▁from ▁which ▁boat ▁transport ▁can ▁link ▁with ▁Mah agi - Port ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁lake , ▁and ▁with ▁But i aba ▁on ▁the ▁U g and an ▁side ▁and ▁Pak wach ▁on ▁the ▁Albert ▁N ile . ▁ ▁Given ▁the