The Kenya Railways Corporation is clearing land to rehabilitate the metre-gauge railway line from Eldoret to Malaba on the Kenya-Uganda border. It's part of the line to be built between Naivasha and Malaba after China refused to fund the standard gauge railway to Malaba. Speaking in Eldoret on Tuesday, railways chairman Major (Rtd) Pastor Awiti warned those who have encroached on the parastal land to vacate before the project begins. Awiti said they will hire unemployed youths to flatten houses and businesses contstructed on the railways land. “It is unfortunate people have encroached on the railways land where we intend to rehabilitate the railway network to ease transportation of goods and services,” Awiti said.

Source: The Star September 23, 2020 18:56 UTC