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Commuters shunning Syokimau train services in favour of matatus, private cars

Parliamentary Transport Committee  members inside the train that plies the Nairobi-Syokimau route. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/ STANDARD]
            Parliamentary Transport Committee  members inside the train that plies the Nairobi-Syokimau route. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/ STANDARD]

By KIBIWOTT KOROSS

When the Syokimau train service was launched in November last year, its major aim was to ease traffic on Mombasa Road.

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