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Standard Gauge Railway heads to completion ahead of schedule

President Uhuru Kenyatta inspects the ongoing SGR railway project at Sultan Hamud in Makueni County yesterday. [PHOTO: PETERSON GITHAIGA/STANDARD]

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday said the Government is in talks with investors to put up industrial parks along the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line, to create jobs for Kenyans.

“We have discussed how to set up industrial parks in Mombasa, Voi, Mtito Andei, Nairobi and Naivasha. This will help us create jobs for our young people,” he said, while inspecting the SGR.

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