A Kenyan railway official has said that the Chinese-built 480-km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been at the heart of Kenya's quest for economic revival and injected vitality into the local economy.
James Siele, Kenya Railways Business, Commercial & Operations Expert-Team leader, made the remarks to mark the fifth anniversary of the railway's launch on May 31, 2017.
Siele also noted the efficiency and convenience brought by the railway, saying it simply increased the region's industry profit margins.
Siele holds a positive outlook on the role of the railway in serving the development of the region.
According to Siele, the SGR will in the future be linked to the new Lamu Port on the Kenyan coast and extend to the landlocked neighboring countries of South Sudan and Ethiopia.
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