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NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya is planning to upgrade its diesel-powered Standard Gauge Railway service (SGR) to electric in the next three to four years, Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told reporters on Wednesday.
The CS said the new project will cost about Sh65 billion and explained that the government opted to start with diesel powered train due uncertainty in electrical power supply.
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