President Kenyatta launches Sh150 billion SGR line to Naivasha

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday officially commissioned the first SGR Freight Operations to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot at the SGR Nairobi Terminus

The Sh150billion project is now expected to ease transportation of cargo from the port of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and parts of DRC. It will eliminate the cost linked to delays at the Mombasa Port and spur economic growth within the corridor.

The launch of the freight services comes ahead of the full completion of the Naivasha Inland Container Depot, a project which sits on a 1,000-acre piece of land of the 76,000-acre Kedong Ranch. Some of its features include a railway marshalling yard, logistics zone and public utility area.

The ICD is on the recently launched Nairobi-Suswa Standard Gauge Railway Line. The Sh150 billion line cuts across Nairobi, Kajiado, Narok and Nakuru Counties.

The line has four passenger stations namely; Ongata Rongai, Ngong, Mai Mahiu and Suswa and one interchange station at Nachu station. With the official launch of the freight service, cargo can now be ferried all the way from Mombasa to Naivasha SGR terminus.