It will also breathe new life to Kisumu port, which has been idle since Kenya Railways terminated services on the route. But if the railway is connected directly to Uganda through Malaba, then the government is definitely going to kill lake transport. Why should somebody offload his cargo into a vessel when it can be directly taken into Uganda? We have a railway line from Nakuru, Eldoret to Malaba and therefore, the proposed Kisumu –Malaba line will mean acquiring space where the rail line will be constructed. The proposed line would only work best for passenger services, but not for cargo.

Source: The Star March 30, 2019 03:56 UTC