PHOTO ESSAYS: Kenya's Madaraka Express's Maiden Voyage - PHOTOS
Passengers enjoy a ride inside one of the standard gauge railway commuter trains after President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Mombasa to Nairobi service on May 31.
Kenya's Madaraka Express Launches Amid Fanfare - And Criticism
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and assorted diplomats and politicians joined over 1 000 ordinary Kenyans in taking the first trip on the new - and expensive - standard gauge railway line from Nairobi to Mombasa.
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Kenya: Kenya's Ambitious New Railway Raises Cost Concerns
RFI, 31 May 2017
Official launch of Kenya's Standard gauge railway linking Mombasa-Kampala-Kigali-Juba, with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at Changamwe on 28 November 2013 AFP Read more »
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Kenya: It's Too Early to Celebrate SGR, Bus Owners Say
Nation, 31 May 2017
Owners and managers of bus companies in Mombasa have said it is too early for Kenyans to celebrate the new Sh327 billion Mombasa-Nairobi railway. Read more »
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Kenya: Traders Upbeat As Kenya Unveils Railway Project
East African, 31 May 2017
Traders who ply the Nairobi-Mombasa route anticipate faster turn-around times for their businesses following the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train services. Read more »
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Kenya: The Old Train Is Gone. What Memories Will SGR Bring?
Nation, 31 May 2017
Legend has it that in the original design of the Mombasa-Kampala railway, the railway station in the sleepy township of Uplands was intended only as a stop for the engine -- then… Read more »
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1 June 2017
Launch of SGR Railway - VIDEO
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The Madaraka Express arrived in Nairobi, having made several stops along the way. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who also rode on the train, ... see more »
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Kenya: Nairobi - Mombasa Train Ride Fare Reduced to Sh700 Economy Class
Capital FM, 31 May 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced that it will cost Kenyans only Sh700 to travel between Nairobi and Mombasa by train. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya's First Female Train Drivers Dazzle Social Media Ahead of SGR Launch
Nation, 31 May 2017
The launch of the Standard Gauge Railway is scheduled for Wednesday and will be graced by President Uhuru Kenyatta; but that is not what netizens are excited about. Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru - What I Want After August Polls
Nation, 31 May 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta last evening officially opened the Nairobi SGR station at Syokimau, with a vow to connect the line to other countries. Read more »
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Kenya: President Launches Madaraka Express
Nation, 1 June 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday joined more than a thousand Kenyans and diplomats in an inaugural ride on the brand new passenger train from Mombasa to Nairobi. Read more »
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Kenya: Opposition Leader Vows to Prosecute Those Who Inflated Cost of SGR
Nation, 1 June 2017
National Super Alliance presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has said he would prosecute people who inflated the cost of the standard gauge railway if he forms the next government. Read more »
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Kenya: President Criticises Opposition for Opposing Projects
Nation, 31 May 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta has criticised the National Super Alliance (Nasa) for opposing projects meant to boost the economy. Read more »
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Kenya: Cost of Railway Queried Even As Leaders Appreciate Stride
Nation, 1 June 2017
Controversy over the cost of the standard gauge railway (SGR) has haunted the project since its inception. Read more »
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Kenya: The Tidy Economics of SGR and Political Tussle On Project's Cost
Nation, 1 June 2017
As President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the SGR's first phase on Wednesday, he was keen to demonstrate that the Jubilee government has delivered on perhaps the most important promise… Read more »
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Kenya: Sustain Momentum to Realise SGR Gain
Nation, 1 June 2017
The commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta of a new railway line and trains marks a major milestone in the country's economic development. Read more »
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Kenya: SGR Gives Us Classic Example of Politics Boarding a Train
Nation, 31 May 2017
It probably was a little jarring that when President Uhuru Kenyatta triumphantly launched the standard gauge railway passenger service on Wednesday, a popular items on Kenyan news… Read more »
Mombasa Terminus at night in this photo taken on Tuesday. President Uhuru Kenyatta launched both the commuter and freight trains.
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It's been years in the building, and has cost billions - and now the new passenger service train between Nairobi and Mombasa is to be launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Read more »
