/HILTON OTENYOLuanda MP Dick Maungu has protested the removal of a planned railway station in Luanda town on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Maungu said it was unfair to move the station from the initial plan to Siaya County, despite Luanda town having hosted a station on the colonial metre gauge railway for more than 80 years. “The new SGR railway is passing through Luanda, but we have a problem. Look at the turnover of money that goes through Luanda,” Maungu added. Maungu said Luanda is a strategic corridor for the SGR and that retaining the railway station would benefit the local economy.

Source: The Star March 22, 2026 22:36 UTC