Kenya MPs against forced use of SGR to ferry goods

SGR.

Kenya has been pushing for compulsory cargo movement from Mombasa to Naivasha via the SGR to make it economically viable. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Kenyan lawmakers have recommended the removal of the compulsory requirement for the use of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to transport cargo.

This gives importers the freedom to choose their own means of transport, but spells doom to the commercial viability of the multi-billion-dollar project.