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Kisumu’s hope for a rail dimmed over change of route

The Longonot-Malaba MGR will go through Nakuru and Eldoret towns bypassing Kisumu, despite the recent refurbishment of the Kisumu Port.

Kisumu has missed out on the planned upgrade of the Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) which will now go through Longonot to Malaba bypassing the lakeside city.

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