Kenya launches second phase of SGR line as China cuts funding
The newly built Standard Gauge Railway line that passes through Maai Mahiu to the Suswa station. The project will be launched on October 16 although the entire line to Naivasha has not been completed. PHOTO | MACHARIA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The second phase of Kenya's new railway line, running 120 kilometres from the capital Nairobi to Naivasha town, will be opened on Wednesday for passenger services only.
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the government will launch four infrastructure projects on Wednesday, among them the double-decker Nairobi express highway, phase two of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line to Suswa in Kenya's Rift Valley, a water project in Kimuka and an Inland Container Depot terminal in Maai Mahiu.
