Transporting goods by standard gauge railway trains might not be cheaper after all, clearing and forwarding agents have said.
On May 31, President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off a cargo train at the Mombasa port second container terminal ahead of the launch of freight services in December. According to Kenya Railways managing director Atanas Maina, it will cost Sh50,000 to ferry a 20-foot container from the Mombasa port to Inland Container Depot Nairobi.
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