Okay i am new to this forum but i notice that there is a lot of misconception around the kenyan sgr. First in terms of cost we might say kenya got a very good deal. The kenyan sgr is class 1 chinese standard capable of a minimum axle load of 25 tonnes and able to handle double stack trains. None of our neighbours have this the TZ sgr is arema standard which can't handle double stack wagons but you can go at higher speed. A typical cargo train on the kenyan sgr will measure 880 metres long, with 54 double stack wagons this means while our neighbours can go faster by like 40 km/hr, ours will transport more cargo per trip albeit some few minutes late. Combined with the economic boost this rail has had on tourism, manufacturing, easing movement of people and goods, it caused a jump in economic output by 1.5% i.e out of the 6.1% growth in 2018 1.5% can directly be attributed to the sgr even if it is yet to make a profit.