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Tanzania building electric rail at half price of Kenya’s diesel Standard Gauge Railway line

A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi May 31, 2017.

The only flag still missing from the railway master plan of the East African region ratified in 2008 is that of Tanzania. 

It is not missing by mistake.

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