New railway line expected to boost business and tourism in four counties

Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) workers go about their duty along Mombasa-Nairobi at Mutito Andei, Makueni county in a picture taken November 22,2015.

NAIROBI, KENYA: Five counties on the Naivasha-Kisumu standard gauge railway route will benefit from improved trade and tourism opportunities once the project is completed, according to a Kenya Railways working document.

With railway stations planned in Narok, Bomet, Kericho, and Kisumu counties, trade is expected to rise and ‘hidden’ tourist attractions in the regions boosted.