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Kenya railway a game changer for East Africa

Hailedasasymbolof"Chinesequalityandspirit",theMombasa-NairobiStandardGaugeRailway,whichopenedonMay31inKenya,ferriedmorethan7,000passengersinthefirstweekofitsope

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Kenya launches flagship standard gauge railway set to transform nation

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.

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Kenya opens Nairobi-Mombasa Madaraka Express railway

KenyahasopenedamajornewrailwaybetweentheportcityofMombasaandthecapital,Nairobi,18monthsearly.PhototakenonMay10,2017showstheEmalistationonKenya'sMombasa-NairobiS

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Interview: New railway to boost Kenya's coastal tourism

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.

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Muslim cleric with terrorism link charged in Kenya

​Kenya's Muslim cleric arrested with explosive in the coastal city of Mombasa was on Tuesday charged with three terrorism related offense.

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Interpol joins Kenya in ivory probe

​The Kenya government on Monday said they have involved Interpol in the probe of three tonnes of ivory smuggled through the port of Mombasa that was seized in Thailand.

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Unknown gunmen shot dead Muslim cleric in Mombasa

​Unknown assailants shot dead a senior Muslim cleric in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa on Tuesday night in the latest incidents of insecurity targeting religious leaders in the region.