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Government generates Sh20bn from railway levy to finance standard gauge railway project

By Standard Reporter | 11yrs ago

By Standard Reporter

Nairobi, Kenya: The Government has realised Sh20 billion through the railway development levy, which will be used to fund the construction of the standard gauge railway (SGR).

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