Topic: SGR
Notorious fraudster behind coastal Airbnb scam nabbed in Kiambu
Dec 01, 2023 at 11:35 PM
Sheila Wakesho Matasa, the mastermind behind a string of fraudulent activities targeting holidaymakers in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kisumu, and Mombasa counties, has been apprehended by det...
Kenya's SGR records 13.8 per cent surge in Q3 passenger traffic and cargo volume
Nov 20, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has experienced a remarkable surge in both passenger and cargo numbers, marking a substantial uptick in economic activity, Kenya Railways Corpo...
Ruto seeks China funding to extend SGR to Malaba, connect East and West Africa
Oct 18, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Kenya is actively pursuing financial support to expand its ambitious Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project to Malaba following the withdrawal of the initial financier....
KTDA set to import 92,737 metric tonnes of fertiliser for smallholder tea farmers
Oct 17, 2023 at 10:59 AM
The Kenya Tea Development Agency Management Services Limited (KTDA MS) is gearing up to ensure a bountiful harvest for smallholder tea farmers in the upcoming year 2023/2024....
SGR records 15.2 per cent upswing with 600,000 passengers carried in Q1 2023
Aug 23, 2023 at 07:24 PM
Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train service has experienced a notable upswing in passenger numbers during the first quarter of this year, marking a 15.2 per cent increase co...
Coastal Kenya tourism sector grapples with turbulence amid Azimio protests
Jul 25, 2023 at 06:04 PM
The Kenyan tourism sector at the coast is facing a daunting challenge as the mass cancellation of hotel bookings and anti-government demonstrations disrupt the region's tranquil en...
Naivasha ICD experiences significant surge in loose cargo shipments via SGR
Jul 06, 2023 at 01:23 PM
The Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) has experienced a significant surge in loose cargo shipments in recent months, almost tripling its intake from the Mombasa port via the st...
How Ruto's administration plans to spend Sh100 billion on SGR, trains
May 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM
President William Ruto's administration has announced plans to spend Sh100 billion on revamping the Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) over the next three years....
Madaraka Express SGR train will start making stopovers in Voi from February
Jan 09, 2023 at 11:01 AM
In a notice, Kenya Railways said the train will be making a five-minute stopover at Voi at 3PM allowing passengers from the Nairobi and Mombasa termini to alight and board....
Travellers to Western smile as Govt orders more trains to Kisumu over Christmas
Dec 15, 2022 at 08:43 PM
Travellers to Kisumu via railway are happy after Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen ordered an increase in the number of trains to Kisumu....
Murkomen unveils Rail Mounted Gantry cranes as Naivasha ICD cargo handling resumes
Dec 15, 2022 at 07:16 PM
The Roads, Transport, and Public works Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday toured the Naivasha Inland Container Depot....
Uhuru’s SGR to be extended to Uganda, CS Kipchumba Murkomen announces
Dec 09, 2022 at 12:16 PM
Murkomen said it was critical for the SGR project that was launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta to extend from Suswa in Narok County through Nakuru, Eldoret and Kisumu....
Details of Kenya’s SGR contract with China made public by CS Murkomen
Nov 07, 2022 at 01:08 PM
The contract signed on May 14, 2014 saw Jubilee Government headed by President Uhuru and his then deputy William Ruto build Kenya’s most expensive infrastructural project at the ...
Treasury addresses media reports of Kenya defaulting on SGR loan payment
Oct 13, 2022 at 08:12 PM
The National Treasury & Planning Ministry has dismissed reports that have been rife across a section of the media alleging that the Chinese Government has slapped Kenya with a Sh1....
Tingiza Mti: Wajackoya unveils Roots Party manifesto in unique event at KICC
Jun 30, 2022 at 11:47 PM
The Roots Party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah launched his 10-point manifesto in a one-of-a-kind ceremony at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairo...
SGR revenues hit Sh15 billion as Madaraka Express train doubles its passengers
May 06, 2022 at 12:14 PM
A new report that was released by the National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has revealed that the number of passengers using the Madaraka Express train has increased significantly....
Kenya Railways and KTDA sign a deal on SGR transportation
Jan 08, 2022 at 01:38 PM
Kenya Railways and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have entered a partnership that will see KTDA managed factories transport their produce via the Standard Gauge Railway (S...
Manhunt launched for criminals caught on CCTV vandalising SGR transformer
Dec 19, 2021 at 11:05 PM
CCTV cameras caught two individuals vandalising Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) transformers at a key power supply unit in Makindu....
Kenya Railways to launch passenger train on Mombasa-Kisumu route in December
Nov 30, 2021 at 12:26 PM
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has announced the return of passenger train services from Mombasa to Kisumu in December....
Scrap metal dealer arrested in Mtito-Andei in connection to SGR vandalism
Nov 28, 2021 at 12:44 PM
Detectives have arrested a scrap meta dealer believed to be responsible for SGR vandalism that caused a delay in the SGR train on Monday....