Transport CS Davis Chirchir tours Kibos SGR site ahead of Naivasha–Malaba rail launch
The project will enable better passenger travel while it enhances goods delivery to markets and boosts regional transportation options.
𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗿. Photo/Courtesy
By Ruth Sang
Inspection ahead of major ceremony
Davis Chirchir on Monday conducted an inspection visit to the Kibos Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) site in Kisumu as preparations intensify for the groundbreaking of the railway extension from Naivasha to Malaba.
The inspection comes ahead of a highly anticipated ceremony scheduled for Saturday, where William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni are expected to jointly officiate the launch of the project.
Major regional infrastructure milestone
The upcoming event is expected to draw more than 20,000 attendees, including local residents, political leaders and stakeholders from across the region.
The groundbreaking will signal the start of the next phase of Kenya’s railway expansion, a project aimed at strengthening trade and transport connections within East Africa.
Government focuses on preparedness
Chirchir said the government is working to ensure all logistical, security and organisational plans are in place ahead of the event.
“We are here in Kibos, Kisumu, to assess the level of preparedness for the groundbreaking of the Standard Gauge Railway extension from Naivasha to Kisumu and eventually to Malaba,” said the CS.
He added that the ceremony will mark an important moment as Kenya and Uganda move forward with the significant regional infrastructure project.
Expanding the regional transport corridor
The proposed railway line will cover about 369 kilometers and will form a key link within the regional transport corridor connecting the Port of Mombasa to western Kenya and neighboring countries.
Chirchir stated that the railway system will enable better transportation because it offers a dependable system which moves freight and passengers more effectively than existing road transportation currently used to move goods along the Northern Corridor.
“This major construction will open up the regional transport corridor that is currently dominated by trucks,” he said.
The project will enable better passenger travel while it enhances goods delivery to markets and boosts regional transportation options.
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