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SGR gets more funds in bid to ease congestion

SGR cargo train arriving at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot In Mai Mahiu, Nakuru county on January 10, 2022. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The government plans to expand the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network while reviving the old railway lines and locomotives as it seeks to ease transportation in urban areas, particularly Nairobi.

Treasury said it has allocated Sh18.5 billion for the development of SGR, which currently runs from Mombasa to Nairobi with an extension to Naivasha.

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