The Commissioner said he had heard some uninformed people comparing the cost with that of Djibouti, Ethiopia Rail Line. He opined that there was no basis for comparison between them because the Blue Rail Line is the only rail line in Africa that was built across a water body and piling had to be done. This, he said, was not the situation with the Djibouti Rail Line which is not on an elevated platform like the Blue Rail. Declaring that it was preposterous for people to just make such a comparison and allege corruption in building the rail line. “It is bigger than the Blue Line and capable of moving over one million people per day.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2023 14:40 UTC