The commissioning of the standard gauge railway between Nairobi and Mombasa is one such event. The linkage between infrastructure and economic growth has been established, and railways play a key role in driving growth. It will act as a central artery, coupled with the existing road network, opening up these areas for increased commerce. At least 1,500 trucks will have to be redeployed, since they will no longer be required to haul cargo from Mombasa. It is quite telling that it has taken more than a century to lay a single new track of railway.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2017 18:56 UTC