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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. ...

Kenya Railways (KR) , Nairobi-Nanyuki railway
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...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , tax returns
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 ...

SGR
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...

KPA , KRA , Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure , SGR
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 ...

China-East Africa trade talks
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...

CS James Macharia , kenya railways , Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure , SGR
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...

CBK Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge , Kenya debt
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 ...

Rotich , world bank loan
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...

Kenya Railway , SGR
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 ...

Kenya Railways Corporation , Madaraka Express , SGR
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...

coffee board of kenya , kengen , Kenya Airports Authority , kenya railways , Pyrethrum Board of Kenya , State corporations. , Treasury
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...

break even , China Road & Bridge Corporation , Infrastructure , James Macharia , kenya railways , Ministry of Transport , project freeze , SGR , Treasury
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...

2018/2019 budget , Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich
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 ...

Atanas Maina , cargo , Coaches , inter county , kenya railways , Madaraka Express , passengers , SGR , train , transport
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 ...

cargo , kenya railways , KEPSA , SGR , Trade , transport , Uhuru kenyatta
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...

cargo , Charges , freighters , kenya railways , KIFWA , KPA , KRA , railway , SGR , transport , Uhuru kenyatta , William Ojonyo
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...

cargo , earnings , kenya railways , Madaraka Express , passengers , railway , Rift Valley Railways , RVR , transport
Kenya Railways introduces Kahawa commuter train service
By Sophie Kinoti, 1921, April 10, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Railways has announced the introduction of a new commuter train service that will ply the Kahawa route. This is a move by the government to d...

bus , bus rapid transport , Commuters , kenya railways , NYS , train , transport
Madaraka Express economy fare set at Sh1,000
By Citizen, 1357, March 20, 2018 (EAT)
Kenyans will pay Sh300 more to use the Madaraka Express service between Nairobi and Mombasa. This will see passengers on the economy class pay Sh1,...

Atanas Maina , fare , kenya railways , Madaraka Express , sustainable , ticket pricing , train , transport
Kenya Railways to introduce last mile SGR transport
By Citizen, 1704, March 14, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Railways is mulling plans to introduce a cargo transport service from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Embakasi to enhance efficiency of the ...

Atanas Maina , cargo , ICD , inland container depot , kenya railways , last mile\ , SGR , transport , tuckers