First batch of locomotives for Standard Gauge Railway expected from January

Managing Director Kenya Railways Atanas Maina briefs the media on the second phase 2A Nairobi to Naivasha Railway that is expected to begin in january .The phase had attracted controversy as it was cutting through the National Park.He is flanked by Technical Advisor Standard Gauge Railway development in Kenya Engineer Solomon Ouna (right) and SGR Project coordinator engineer James Karanja (left) on 2nd November 2016. PHOTO by DAVID GICHURU

The Government expects to receive the first batch of locomotives that will be used on Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from January.

Atanas Maina, the Kenya Railways Managing Director said works on the 472-kilometre stretch that cost Sh327 billion in addition to Sh15 billion on land acquisitions, is on its homestretch.