Road transport operators in Kenya worried that SGR will edge them out

Trucks try making their way towards Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) using Berth 18 in Mombasa County on Saturday 13th August 2016. There was a heavy congestion of the trucks that lasted for hours making operations slow at the KPA. PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD

MOMBASA: The first train on the standard gauge railway (SGR) line will make its way from the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi in June next year.

But as this date draws closer, players in road transport are getting increasingly jittery about their future.