The good, the bad and the ugly of Kenya’s SGR cargo
The first consignment of full block containers from Maersk being transported by train from Mombasa to Nairobi’s ICD on April 13, 2018. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NMG
Ten months after the launch of Kenya’s cargo service on the standard gauge railway line between Mombasa and Nairobi, it has turned out to be a double-edged sword.
In its first nine months, the service earned Kenya Railways more than $16 million, prompting the operator to double the haulage capacity using double-stack wagons to the Nairobi Inland Container Depot (ICD).
