Cabinet approves second phase of Standard Gauge Railway project

Engineers from China Roads and Bridges Coperation (CRBC) and some of the local engineers from the Kenya Railways go through their paces as the lay T-beams on the Standard Guage Railway (SGR) line at the Voi Super fly over wildlife corridor bridge, March 21, 2016. Laying of the rail track on the multi billion shilling high capacity SGR first phase transport system for both freight and passengers has so far covered over 180 kilometres with civil works of 75 per cent complete. The completion of the project line would be by June 2017. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

The Cabinet has approved the second phase of the Mombasa-Kisumu Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project.

Following the approval, works for the development of the Naivasha-Kisumu phase will commence.