When it started operations in early 2018, it was hoped that the Standard Gauge Railway's (SGR) cargo service would offer a much-needed alternative to road transport. Industries had for years ...

But a month since the Government launched the much-awaited SGR cargo service, policymakers are still scratching their heads on how to make it more attractive to importers. The low uptake of the ...

The China Road and Bridge Corporation, which was behind the construction and operations, has so far transferred more than 90 ...

The SGR on-lent loan hit Sh737.5 billion in June, up from theSh539 billion originally borrowed from the China Exim Bank for ...

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When Kenya launched the SGR on December 1, 2017, it was seen as a game-changer, facilitating cargo transportation and ...

AS Tanzania massively invests in the transport sector, stakeholders and observers share their insights on the positive trend ...

A cargo train at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot in Kenya. Currently, goods destined for Uganda from Mombasa port are transported by road from Naivasha where the multi-billion shilling SGR ...

said yesterday that “the SGR will become the backbone of our surface transport system and will provide the much-needed transport capacity in the country and the region as cargo and passenger ...

By the end of May 2024, the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR had moved 2.684 million standard containers and 32.87 million metric tons of cargo. It also facilitated the transport of 12.87 million passengers.

Hassan said the electric SGR train will also help decongest cargo from the Dar es Salaam port, as it will have the capacity to move 17 million tonnes of cargo annually. She said the construction ...