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'I love you too': Moment Uhuru responded to female member in Nakuru crowd

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, July 27 sparked a light moment at the Nakuru Railway Station, when he recommissioned the rehabilitated 217-kilometre facility.

By Brian Okoth 23 days ago

'I love you too': Moment Uhuru responded to female member in Nakuru crowd

Kenya's forex reserves drop by Sh27 billion after payment of SGR loans

Kenya's forex reserves drop by Sh27 billion after payment of SGR loans

By Dominic Omondi 24 days ago

Kenya Railways ordered to pay evicted families Sh20.6 million in damages

Kenya Railways ordered to pay evicted families Sh20.6 million in damages

By Dominic Omondi 1 month ago

Nangah's winning shot floors golfers at Morning Team tourney

Nangah's winning shot floors golfers at Morning Team tourney

By Mose Sammy 1 month ago

Leave or be evicted, Kenya Railways to Taita Taveta land encroachers

The Kenya Railways has asked residents of Taita Taveta to vacate encroached land in 14 days’ time, lest they be forcefully evicted.

By Stephanie Wangari 2 months ago

Leave or be evicted, Kenya Railways to Taita Taveta land encroachers

A railway depot that birthed Nairobi city 123 years ago

Today marks 123 years since the settlement today known as Nairobi came to be. It is a settlement that grew out of a need to speed up the work on the Uganda Railway, or the Lunatic Express.

By Peter Muiruri 2 months ago

A railway depot that birthed Nairobi city 123 years ago

Railway network can speed up bloc's growth

The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) is planning to set up a railway network linking it to the national line.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Railway network can speed up bloc's growth

Lake region bloc draws plan to connect 14 counties to railway

The national railway line currently serves Kericho, Kisumu, Nandi, and part of Narok. But according to officials, the prospected rail line will serve the other counties.

By Stanley Ongwae 2 months ago

Lake region bloc draws plan to connect 14 counties to railway

Nairobi Railway project to begin in two months

Construction works at the new Nairobi Railway City and Public Realm will start in two months.

By Nathan Ochunge 3 months ago

Nairobi Railway project to begin in two months

Lejirma wins KGU's Golf Park Open Championship

Kenya Railway’s John Lejirma came from behind to emerge the overall winner of the Golf Park 2022 Open Golf Championship, on Sunday.

By Maarufu Mohamed 3 months ago

Lejirma wins KGU's Golf Park Open Championship

SGR beats pandemic blues, old railway roars back to life

The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.

By Macharia Kamau 3 months ago

SGR beats pandemic blues, old railway roars back to life

Reverse SGR deal? Stop making promises that you cannot fulfill

If you missed it, Kenya Kwanza presidential aspirant, Dr William Ruto, has promised to 'reverse' what the media captured as “Uhuru’s Port, SGR deals” should he win the August poll.

By Elias Mokua 3 months ago

Reverse SGR deal? Stop making promises that you cannot fulfill

Why the Nairobi CBD has lost its allure

Factors such as perceived insecurity, traffic congestion, parking challenges and inaccessibility have led to the migration from the CBD.

By Wainaina Wambu 3 months ago

Why the Nairobi CBD has lost its allure

How the man-eating lions of Tsavo devoured 135 people

Some of the accounts given by people who survived the claws of the Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo are simply dumbfounding.

By Amos Kareithi 4 months ago

How the man-eating lions of Tsavo devoured 135 people

SGR gets more funds in bid to ease congestion

The government plans to expand the SGR network while reviving the old railway lines and locomotives as it seeks to ease transportation in urban areas.

By Macharia Kamau 4 months ago

SGR gets more funds in bid to ease congestion

Gikunda over the moon after Railway victory, Mruttu lifts AAK tourney

On a differential score of 31 points, Joyce Gikunda emerged the overall winner of the Railway Chairman’s (Stanley Karanja) prize tournament staged in

By Sammy Mose 4 months ago

Gikunda over the moon after Railway victory, Mruttu lifts AAK tourney

Railways retirees suffer big blow in Sh5.4 billion World Bank payout case

Justice James Riika threw out the case noting that the World Bank had nothing to do with the contract.

By Kamau Muthoni 4 months ago

Railways retirees suffer big blow in Sh5.4 billion World Bank payout case

How city's Green Park terminus will operate

NMS said after dropping off passengers, the vehicles will exit through a newly constructed road opposite the Intercontinental Hotel.

By James Wanzala 4 months ago

How city's Green Park terminus will operate

Kenyan truck companies still in business with entry of SGR

The amount of cargo moved through the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been on the increase since it started operations in January 2018.

By Macharia Kamau 5 months ago

Kenyan truck companies still in business with entry of SGR

Newly repaired rail line lies idle, open to vandals

Two months after the newly rehabilitated Kisumu-Butere railway was launched, trains are yet to start plying the Western Kenya route.

By Harold Odhiambo 5 months ago

Newly repaired rail line lies idle, open to vandals

Bishop Margret Wanjiru’s church land case against Railways, NMS dismissed

Court has thrown out a case challenging the construction of a wall between Kenya Railways' land and Bishop Margret Wanjiru’s church in Nairobi.

By Kamau Muthoni 6 months ago

Bishop Margret Wanjiru’s church land case against Railways, NMS dismissed

Remembering Fadhili Williams: Love, music and meeting President

If Fadhili Williams has had his way he would have never become a musician. His health started failing at the end of 2000 and he died on February 2001.

By Jacqueline Mahugu 6 months ago

Remembering Fadhili Williams: Love, music and meeting President

'I saw on TV my Sh220m assets being destroyed' – Businessman

A businessman is seeking Sh220 million compensation from the Kenya Railways Corporation after the agency demolished his business premises in 2020.

By Daniel Chege 6 months ago

'I saw on TV my Sh220m assets being destroyed' – Businessman

Musalia Mudavadi's nightmares at the Nakuru police cells

The first time Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, ‘sneaked’ to Nakuru, the government was very upset.

By Amos Kareithi 6 months ago

Musalia Mudavadi's nightmares at the Nakuru police cells

Plan to fully use railway to ferry cargo from port kicks up a storm

Coastal towns along the northern corridor are expected to be hit by another wave of economic hardship once Kenya Railway starts hauling cargo directly

By Antony Gitonga 6 months ago

Plan to fully use railway to ferry cargo from port kicks up a storm

UK backs grand plan to modernise Nairobi city railway station

The city will be on a 425-acre piece of land whose boundaries are Haile Selassie Avenue, Uhuru Highway, Bunyala and Landies roads.

By Macharia Kamau 7 months ago

UK backs grand plan to modernise Nairobi city railway station

Importers welcome SGR-MGR line, say more should be done

The move to connect the Standard Gauge Railway to the Metre Gauge Railway is expected to be a game-changer in the county’s import-export business.

By Macharia Kamau 7 months ago

Importers welcome SGR-MGR line, say more should be done

Kenya has built impressive infrastructure; now we must secure it

All of these involve large overhead capital and lumpy investments whose contribution to the economy cannot be gainsaid.

By Nicholas Mutunga 7 months ago

Kenya has built impressive infrastructure; now we must secure it

‘Reli’ at 100: An anatomy of the Kenyan dream

Why do we think cities are about high-rise buildings? How many parks does Kenya’s newest city, Nakuru, have?

By XN Iraki 7 months ago

‘Reli’ at 100: An anatomy of the Kenyan dream

Kenya Railways drops charges for cargo destined for Uganda

The move is meant to increase cargo ferried through the railway and reduce the time taken to transport goods to neighbouring countries.

By Antony Gitonga 7 months ago

Kenya Railways drops charges for cargo destined for Uganda

Nairobi train, commuter bus services to resume on Monday

Normal service will resume on January 3, 2022, along Westlands, Yaya Centre and Upper Hill

By Elvince Joshua 7 months ago

Nairobi train, commuter bus services to resume on Monday

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