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Departure time for SGR night train pushed to 10pm
By Kepha Muiruri,
1519, February 1, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has pushed the departure time for the SGR night train to 10pm. The passenger trains to and from Mombasa will now o...
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SGR launches night passenger train service
By Kepha Muiruri,
1158, January 4, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya Railways is set to operate a third pair of passenger trains on its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service operating in the night effective Monday ...
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Train services to JKIA begin, express trip to cost Ksh.500
By Faizal Ahmed,
936, December 8, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Railways has commissioned its express service to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport which is expected to ease travelers burden as construction ...
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Refurbished Nairobi-Nanyuki railway begins operations
By Kepha Muiruri,
1748, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
The rehabilitated 240-kilometre Nairobi-Nanyuki metered gauge railway has commenced operations ahead of commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. ...
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Over 3.7 million Kenyans file tax returns as window closes
By Kepha Muiruri,
1839, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
Over 3.7 million Kenyans file tax returns for the year ending December 31, 2019 as the window to declare the tax submission to the tax man closes Tues...
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RIP China Colonisation: Traders in weekly protests over orders to use SGR
By Paul Ombati,
1058, December 4, 2019 (EAT)
Business traders who import goods have decried being forced to use the Standard Gauge Railway to transport their goods. According to them, the SGR ...
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Pressure behind Govt’s demand that cargo be ferried via SGR
By Kepha Muiruri,
1501, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
The government's recent directive on compulsory transportation of all import cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has el...
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China ready for trade talks with East Africa bloc – envoy
By Reuters,
917, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
China is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) to address Kenya’s complaints about a huge trade imbalance ...
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CS Macharia defends loss making SGR on sentimental value
By Kepha Muiruri,
1545, June 1, 2019 (EAT)
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has defended the loss making nature of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project insisting on the initiati...
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CBK: Kenya needs to reorganize debt as room for borrowing has shrunk
By Reuters,
856, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya’s headroom for new borrowing has shrunk since it tapped the Eurobond market this month and it is time for the country to begin reorganizing it...
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Kenya engages World Bank for Ksh.76B loan for budget support
By Reuters,
844, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million (Ksh.75.9billion) loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on ...
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Kenya to upgrade old railway track to Uganda at Ksh.21B
By Reuters,
1219, May 9, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya plans to modernise an old railway track to link a newer line to neighbouring Uganda at a cost of $210 million (Ksh.21.3billion). According to...
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Kenya Railways announces expanded SGR booking offer to woo passengers
By Kepha Muiruri,
1631, May 4, 2019 (EAT)
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has moved to woo passengers to its railway service, the Madaraka Express, in a new round of incentives announced ...
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State corporations, other organizations owe Treasury over Ksh.800B
By Dennis Otieno,
1200, May 3, 2019 (EAT)
State corporations and other government agencies owe the national government close to Ksh.800 billion in loans. According to last year’s budget e...
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Govt expects SGR to break even in mid 2019
By Kepha Muiruri,
1736, July 24, 2018 (EAT)
There would have been no better candidate to stand up for Kenya’s largest infrastructure project since independence than sitting transport cabinet s...
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Kenya’s ‘budget for the rich’ pushes poor to the brink
By Reuters,
1203, June 16, 2018 (EAT)
A few metres from Kenya’s Parliament where the Treasury CS read his budget, Deborah Mwandagina, deputy principal of a school in Mukuru Slum, is unim...
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Kenya Railways adds 5 coaches to meet weekend demand
By Citizen Reporter,
1355, June 11, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Railways has announced plans to add five new coaches on weekend Madaraka Express trains to meet growing demand by commuters between Nairobi and ...
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Govt extends SGR cargo promotional tariff
By Citizen,
1731, May 16, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Railways will extend promotional freight charges on the standard gauge rail until December as the government continues to woo shippers. This ...
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Cargo agents decry inefficiency in SGR cargo plan
By Patrick Igunza,
1231, May 9, 2018 (EAT)
A section of the country’s freighters are planning to stop handling cargo should the inconveniences being experienced at the newly launched inland c...
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Madaraka Express nets Sh530m in 2017
By Citizen,
1747, April 26, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Railways generated Sh700 million from passenger travel in 2017, following the introduction of the Madaraka Express service. This was a 60 per...
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