Railway revival plan runs out of steam after Gakuru death

Traders at Chaka Market in Nyeri County sell cabbages on the the abandoned Karatina -Nanyuki railway. There were plans to revive the railway. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Eight governors came up with a plan to revive the 240-km railway line from Nairobi to Nanyuki in Laikipia County last November.

The resolution was clear. Each county government would commit Sh100 million to kick-start the project that would take six months to complete and eventually cost Sh25 billion.