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High Court suspends compulsory use of Naivasha container port
By Dzuya Walter,
1620, June 18, 2020 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi on Wednesday suspended compulsory use of the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) for goods destined to landlocked EAC coun...
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Uhuru Kenyatta – ‘In 7 years, my gov’t has done more than all other Kenyan presidents combined’
By Tonny Ndungu,
1412, June 1, 2020 (EAT)
During an address to the nation on Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta laid out his legacy, pointing out that during his tenure, his government has achie...
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SGR project a success, President Kenyatta says
By PSCU,
1624, December 17, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday launched freight service on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Nairobi to Naivasha. The new service now exte...
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Uhuru to launch SGR cargo operations to Naivasha amid viability concerns
By Kepha Muiruri,
2026, December 16, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to launch freight services on the recently launched Nairobi-Suswa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line on Tuesday to...
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Why Uhuru’s second SGR train fails basic commuter logic
By Kepha Muiruri,
1532, October 16, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta boarded the inaugural Nairobi-Suswa train on Wednesday, pushing the ignition on what seems to be the start of unfathomable co...
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President Uhuru Kenyatta to launch Nairobi-Suswa SGR line that Chinese Gov’t stopped funding
By Citizen Reporter,
804, October 16, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to launch the Nairobi-Suswa train service on Wednesday. He will commission the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Ph...
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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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Legacy of lunacy haunts old Kenya railway. Will China’s Ksh.364B line be different?
By CNN,
1239, May 21, 2019 (EAT)
In 1903, British colonial administrator Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot made a bold statement: "It is not uncommon for a country to create a rai...
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Raila, CS Macharia now say Kisumu SGR plan still on
By Laura Otieno,
744, May 14, 2019 (EAT)
Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has rubbished reports that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project will not reach Kisumu. Speaking ...
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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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China coming to terms with risks of lending to Kenya
By Kepha Muiruri,
1043, May 2, 2019 (EAT)
The denial of credit to the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) phase 2B or the lack of discussions to the said credit facility have in the ...
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Uhuru signs Ksh.67 billion loan with china for project delivery
By PSCU,
1208, April 27, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday witnessed the signing of two project delivery agreements amounting to Ksh.67 billion through a concessional financi...
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SGR construction to end in Naivasha as China loan bid flops
By Citizen Reporter,
1209, April 27, 2019 (EAT)
The Government has made a surprise admission that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will actually end in Naivasha from where the old railway will conti...
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Emgwen MP proposes cap to public debt at Ksh.6. trillion
By Kepha Muiruri,
1143, April 26, 2019 (EAT)
Emgwen Member of Parliament Alexander Kosgey has made his submission of the proposed raise to the public debt threshold to an absolute Ksh.6 trillion ...
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KBC, airports risk auction if Kenyan Gov’t fails to pay Ksh.5.6 trillion debt
By Stephen Letoo,
2119, April 25, 2019 (EAT)
Listed public institutions such as State Broadcaster KBC now risk auction should the Kenyan government fail to meet its ballooning debt obligation. ...
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Uhuru meets Chinese President Jinping for bilateral talks
By Citizen Reporter,
1333, April 25, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday led their respective delegations in bilateral talks at the Great Hall of t...
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Raila Odinga leaves Kenya for China trip
By Ian Omondi,
1851, April 23, 2019 (EAT)
African union envoy Raila Odinga on Tuesday evening left the country for China to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation....
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Raila’s backyard reaps Ksh.10B projects one year after Uhuru handshake
By Stephen Letoo,
851, April 23, 2019 (EAT)
The handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM Leader Raila Odinga has seen the Nyanza region get an estimated Ksh.10billion for development p...
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Raila and Uhuru set for China visit to seek Ksh.368B SGR loan
By Allan Obiero,
1934, April 20, 2019 (EAT)
African Union envoy Raila Odinga will accompany President Uhuru Kenyatta to China next week to seek funds for the extension of the Standard Gauge Rail...
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State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1902, April 4, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...
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