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1,500 on board as Nanyuki train stalls

By Lydiah Nyawira | 5yrs ago

One of the Mt Kenya route trains (PHOTO: Courtesy)

One of two passenger trains from Nanyuki to Nairobi temporarily stalled on Sunday at Ruthagati with more than 1,500 passengers on board.

The first passenger train had left the Nanyuki station at 12:30 pm and the second at 1:30pm.

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