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Kenya launches extended railway's freight service, inland container depot

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong, also the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attend the launch ceremony for the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway cargo service in Nairobi on December 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yan)

Kenya on Tuesday launched the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo service and an inland container depot (ICD) that are expected to revolutionize transport of bulk cargo to the east Africa nation's hinterland and neighboring countries.

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