MOMBASA, Kenya, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday launched the passenger train service of the 480-km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), paving way for the nation's endeavor for industrialization and prosperity.
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is likely to boost Kenya's coastal tourism that has been hit by insecurity fears, a hotelier said on Tuesday.
NAIROBI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The 480 km railway linking Kenya's largest port city Mombasa to capital Nairobi, slated to be officially launched on May 31, will be a key infrastructure project that will push forward the East Africa nation's modernization drive, a senior company executive said Monday.
Anew480-kmrailwayinKenyaconstructedbyChinesefirmstoimproveinfrastructureaspartoftheBeltandRoadInitiativewillofficiallybelaunchedintoserviceonMay31.Therailway,wh