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Off track? Experts query new railway dream

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Commuters hang on a Nairobi train. The governments are concluding talks to restructure the concession after it emerged that RVR’s performance on aspects of investment, operations and management was not satisfactory. Photo/FILE

Commuters hang on a Nairobi train. The governments are concluding talks to restructure the concession after it emerged that RVR’s performance on aspects of investment, operations and management was not satisfactory. Photo/FILE 

By DAVID MALINGHA DOYA  (email the author)
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Posted  Monday, October 26  2009 at  00:00

With the train of complaints against the Sheltam-led RVR consortium, it is likely that they will go for another concessionaire.

The EastAfrican has learnt that the new concession structure will feature a new investor from either Australia or Brazil to manage the infrastructure, while Sheltam, which holds the RVR concession, will remain in that capacity.

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