President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday inspected the standard gauge railway (SGR), which is hurtling fast from Mombasa to Nairobi on its first leg. The second phase of the project will cover 487 Km from Nairobi-Kisumu-Malaba of which funds have been secured and construction set for September 2016. These includes 23 passing stations, eight intermediary stations and two major stations in Mombasa and Nairobi. “We have discussed on how to set up industrial parks at Dongo Kundu in Mombasa, Voi, Mtito Andei, Nairobi and Naivasha,” the President said. At Section 7 of the project in Sultan Hamud, the President was that three-quarters of the works done, the rest is on schedule and running within budget.

Source: The Star May 28, 2016 15:00 UTC