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Kenya Railways acquires trains to ease traffic jam in Nairobi

By Josephat Thiong'o | 5yrs ago
One of the trains acquired by the Kenya Railways to ease transport in Nairobi

Kenya Railways has acquired five trains (diesel multiple units) from Spain to operate in Nairobi, in efforts to ease traffic jam.

In a statement on Wednesday, the corporation stated that it had purchased 11 diesel multiple units from Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM). So far, five trains have been delivered.

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