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Madaraka Express rides on without key insurance for passengers

One of the new SGR trains from Mombasa to Nairobi before the Madaraka Express was flagged off by President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 1. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has instructed China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to immediately procure liability insurance for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) flagship project.

SGR passenger train Madaraka Express has been operating without insurance cover since its launch by President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 1st this year.

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