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Kenya Opens Second Phase of Massive Chinese-Funded Rail Project

The latest stretch of track that will eventually link the port of Mombasa to Uganda cost U.S.$1.5 billion and runs from Nairobi to the Rift Valley town of Naivasha. Critics argue that the cost of the railway is plunging Kenya into debt.

Kenya: Kenya Struggles to Manage Debt for Railway to 'Nowhere'

Deutsche Welle, 18 October 2019

As Kenya's government trumpets the opening of its new, Chinese-built train line to the Rift Valley, critics say the railway serves little purpose and is plunging Kenya into massive… Read more »

Photo: Macharia Mwangi/Daily Nation

The newly built Standard Gauge Railway line that passes through Maai Mahiu to the Suswa station.

Kenya: Kenya Opens Second Phase of Massive Railway Project

VOA, 17 October 2019

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta officially opened on Wednesday the second phase of his flagship infrastructure project: a Chinese-funded and built railway that will eventually… Read more »
Kenya: Next Railway Phase to Be Launched as China Cuts Funding

Nation, 16 October 2019

The government plans to launch an expensive railway line that ends in the middle of nowhere after the Chinese government pulled the plug on funding for the next phase. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyatta to Preside Over Launch of SGR Phase 2 to Mai Mahiu

Capital FM, 16 October 2019

President Uhuru Kenyatta was set to preside over the launch of the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from extending from Nairobi to Mai Mahiu from Mombasa. Read more »
Kenya: Naivasha SGR Line Starts Wednesday Without Cargo

Nation, 15 October 2019

The Nairobi-Naivasha standard gauge railway (SGR) line will be opened Wednesday for passenger services with the cargo business set for a later launch following delays in… Read more »