State to recruit 800 to repair old railway line

Workers repair the old railway line in Kisumu on September 9, 2019. [File, Standard]

Kenya Railways (KR) is set to hire 800 skilled and semi-skilled personnel for  construction works of the old railway line from Nakuru to Kisumu, which is estimated to cost Sh3.8 billion.

Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga said the recruits will repair the meter-gauge railway, which is more than 100 years old.