[Jenipher Wachie, Standard]The Government has refurbished the Railways Training Institute (RTI) as it prepares to take over management of the Standard Gauge Railway. “We have done new infrastructure within RTI that will be used to upgrade skills of both SGR and metre gauge railway staff. Kenya Railways announced this week that it has started taking over SGR operations and has already assumed management of security, ticketing and fueling of trains. The passenger service started operations in June 2017 while the SGR commenced ferrying cargo in January 2018. Afristar was given a contract to manage the SGR for 10 years, but Kenya Railways said this was subject to review after five years.

Source: Standard Digital March 05, 2021 20:26 UTC