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Plans underway to begin Standard Gauge Railway project in August

By PATRICK BEJA | May. 28, 2014

President Uhuru Kenyatta launching the Standard Gauge Railway project last year.

MOMBASA, KENYA: Construction of the Sh327 billion Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa to Nairobi is set to begin in August after the acquisition of 11,000 acres along its proposed route, officials have said.

Construction is being delayed by the land-buying process, a team from the Transport ministry, Kenya Railway Corporation (KR) and National Land Commission (NLC) said at a strategy meeting in Mombasa yesterday.

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