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President Uhuru to ride in first SGR wagon next week

A section of the super bridge of the Standard Gauge Railways in Voi. President Kenyatta is expected to launch the project on May 31. [Photo: Willis Awandu/Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to launch the multi-billion-shilling Standard Gauge Railway on May 31 in a ceremony to be graced by senior Chinese government officials.

The SGR is one of the Jubilee administration’s mega infrastructure projects, and it will form part of the Government’s campaign agenda.

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