Fire on Nairobi bound train contained, Kenya Railways says

Some good news. The Kenya Railways is still chugging on.

Kenya Railways boss says the rehabilitation will take 12 months

The firm had planned to develop 24 apartment blocks, office suites and a five-star hotel.

Edermann Property enters into an agreement with Registered Trustee of Kenya Railways Retirement Benefit schemes and KR to solve the row

The rehabilitation of the 240 kilometre line cost the government Sh1.8 billion and official launch by President Uhuru Kenyatta was set any time.

There will be two daily passenger trips and five for cargo from Nairobi to Nanyuki starting July.

The transport industry has been one of the most affected sectors by the restrictions on movement.

The demolitions come six months after Kenya railways issued an eviction notice to encroachers in January this year.

Desperate travellers would pay a premium for seats on an artificially booked train.

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has been advised to kick out the Chinese rail operator as soon as next Saturday.

Flash floods over the weekend killed a railway worker prompting the suspension of work on the Metre Gauge Railway line at Kijabe.

A sitting governor from Western Kenya said to have signed off the deal now under probe.