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China pledges to expand Kenya's SGR to Malaba

Nairobi Expressway SGR toll station in Nairobi on June 28, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A new pledge by China to advance "major signature projects" under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has reignited Kenya's hopes for the long-anticipated extension of Mombasa Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the Malaba Kenya border.

Currently, the Sh327 billion Chinese-funded and built railway ends in Naivasha, a situation that has frustrated traders who argue that its last mile gap hampers smooth cargo movement to inland regions.

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