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Uganda na Rwanda wamekubaliana na Kenya kwamba mfumo wa reli unaojengwa kwa sasa wa SGR ubadilishwe na kutumia umeme. Hii itaongeza kasi ya usafiri kutokea ya awali 120 km/h ambapo sasa treni itakua inachana mbuga kwa kasi ya 240 km/h.
Kwa kifupi unakunywa chai Mombasa asubuhi halafu unapata chakula cha mchana Nairobi, umbali wa kilomita 609.
Kenya kumekucha, Afrika imeamuka, mambo yanatendeka kwa kasi, hongera washika dau wote maana haya tutayaona kwenye kizazi kiki hiki.
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IN SUMMARY
Taxpayers will fork out nearly Sh49 billion more following fresh plans for the electrification of the standard gauge railway (SGR) line between Mombasa and Nairobi.
New rail set to increase transportation of goods by 32 per cent
The goal is to cut the cost of transport and boost trade, by replacing the slower, narrow-gauge line.
Chinese ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa told the Business Daily that President Uhuru Kenyatta supports the upgrade plans.
“We told the President this was possible, but we needed access to reliable power,” said Dr Xianfa. “If effected, it means we can have lunch in Nairobi and later be in Mombasa for dinner in the evening.”
Dr Xianfa reckons that the electric train will move at a speed of 240 kilometres per hour, up from the planned diesel engine speed of 120 kilometre per hour.
The tender for the multi-billion shilling railway project was won by China Road and Bridge Corporation and sparked widespread criticism over the transparency of the process.
SGR electric upgrade to cost taxpayers Sh49bn more
Kwa kifupi unakunywa chai Mombasa asubuhi halafu unapata chakula cha mchana Nairobi, umbali wa kilomita 609.
Kenya kumekucha, Afrika imeamuka, mambo yanatendeka kwa kasi, hongera washika dau wote maana haya tutayaona kwenye kizazi kiki hiki.
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IN SUMMARY
- Kenya to install 609 kilometres of electric track between Nairobi and Mombasa in latest pact with Uganda and Rwanda.
- The electric upgrade will be done within five years and ahead of Uganda linking its SGR line to the Kenyan one.
Taxpayers will fork out nearly Sh49 billion more following fresh plans for the electrification of the standard gauge railway (SGR) line between Mombasa and Nairobi.
New rail set to increase transportation of goods by 32 per cent
The goal is to cut the cost of transport and boost trade, by replacing the slower, narrow-gauge line.
Chinese ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa told the Business Daily that President Uhuru Kenyatta supports the upgrade plans.
“We told the President this was possible, but we needed access to reliable power,” said Dr Xianfa. “If effected, it means we can have lunch in Nairobi and later be in Mombasa for dinner in the evening.”
Dr Xianfa reckons that the electric train will move at a speed of 240 kilometres per hour, up from the planned diesel engine speed of 120 kilometre per hour.
The tender for the multi-billion shilling railway project was won by China Road and Bridge Corporation and sparked widespread criticism over the transparency of the process.
SGR electric upgrade to cost taxpayers Sh49bn more
