East Africa ministers' panel happy with standard gauge railway progress

The Director General of the Rwanda Transport Development Agency Guy Kalisa (left), South Sudan Government deputy Minister for Transport, Roads and Bridges Simon Mijok Mijak (second right, front) and Kenya's acting Cabinet Secretary for Transport James Macharia, walk along a completed section of the SGR project at Mtito Andei during an inspection of the on going work May 02, 2015. The inspection of the SGR started at the port of Mombasa and ended at Kathekani in Mtito Andei. [PHOTO/GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Officials of the four countries undertaking the standard gauge railway (SGR) are satisfied with progress on the first 472km being built from the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi.

The Joint Ministerial Committee appointed by Heads of State from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan have applauded the progress.