SGR moves regional cargo to Naivasha as Kenya revs up service
KRA Commissioner General with Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia at off-loading of the first transshipment cargo load at Naivasha ICD. PHOTO | NMG
Kenya has launched direct SGR cargo freight from Mombasa to the Naivasha inland container depot, boosting movement of goods in the region at a time when differences over response to the coronavirus pandemic has hit road transportation.
All cargo destined for neighbouring countries will now be loaded onto the standard gauge railway (SGR) and moved directly from Mombasa to the Naivasha inland container depot (ICD), where transporters will pick it for onward delivery.
