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Cargo transporters to pay less to transport containers from Mombasa to Nairobi

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Cargo transporters will pay a maximum Sh49,500 to transport a 20-feet container from Mombasa to Nairobi on the standard gauge railway.

Kenya Railways has also announced that once the cargo service is in operation, the cost of transporting a fully loaded container for short distances has been set at Sh19,800 for a minimum distance of 200 kilometres.

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