State to spend Sh3.8 billion on repairs to Kisumu railway


[Source: The Standard, by Kepher Otieno]

After two decades of neglect, Kenya Railways (KR) will rehabilitate the old railway line from Nakuru to Kisumu at a cost of Sh3.8 billion.

The exercise will start on August 1 when the contractor is expected on site. The works are expected to engage the services of thousands of youth.

Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga confirmed that repairs to the metre-gauge railway, which is more than a 100 years old, will take between eight to 12 months to conclude…

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