The government intends to have atleast 18 passenger and freight trains by end of 2019, Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia has said. “By end of June our plan is to have 6 trains, by end of December we intend to have 12 trains, and by end of December 2018, we will be having 18 trains to help boost business growth,” Macharia said. The freight trains transport atleast 432 containers daily. The national assembly committee on transport chairperson told the Star last week that their aim is to see the trains transport atleast 630 containers daily in the next two months. The tunnel is part of the Nairobi – Naivasha SGR Phase 2A project which is set to further boost cargo transportation.

Source: The Star April 22, 2018 21:00 UTC