Mombasa – Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway opened

President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened the 472 km Standard Gauge Railway between Mombasa and Nairobi.

KENYA: President Uhuru Kenyatta officially opened the 472 km Standard Gauge Railway between the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and Nairobi on May 31, travelling on the inaugural Madaraka Express passenger service. The previous evening he had launched an inaugural freight train from Port Reitz in Mombasa, waving a giant ...

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