Mombasa- Nairobi SGR train ride to cost $7, President Uhuru orders
A staff guides passengers to the Nairobi terminus boarding bay of the SGR train christened "Madaraka Express" on May 29, 2017. The passenger train was launched in Mombasa on May 31, 2017. PHOTO |JEFF ANGOTE
Passengers travelling between Nairobi and Mombasa on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train will pay Ksh700 ($7) on the economy class, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced.
President Kenyatta made the directive on the charges as he flagged off the SGR passenger train dubbed Madaraka Express on Wednesday.
