Kenya borrowed Sh655 billion ($5.08 billion) from the China Export-Import Bank in the fiscal year ended June 2015 for the construction of SGR from Mombasa to Nairobi and later to Naivasha.
Freight growth and a recovery in passenger numbers pushed railway earnings higher despite sustained debt servicing pressure.
Kenya’s push to force cargo onto rail to ease Mombasa port congestion has reignited ...
Due to that, lorries picking cargo from the port have caused a massive traffic gridlock forcing the KRA to direct all cargo ...
Kenya is now setting ground for the construction ofthe Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor railway infrastructure tocompliment road transport.The planned Standard Gauge Railway ...
Chirchir said Lokichar is already connected to the national trunk road network, with the main corridor to Mombasa undergoing major strengthening and expansion works.
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) carried 2.7 million passengers in 2025, up from 2.4 million in 2024, despite a 50% fare increase introduced in January 2024. Passenger revenue rose to 4.79 billion ...