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France rescues JKIA rail track with Sh14bn deal

Transport CS James Macharia arrives at Embakasi Railway Station during the commissioning of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Express Service on December 7, 2020. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

By  Bonface Otieno

Nation Media Group

Business Reporter

Plans to construct a railway line linking Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi’s city centre are back on track after Kenya secured Sh14 billion loan from the French government.

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told the Business Daily in an interview Friday that a commercial agreement to construct the five-kilometre line have been closed, setting the stage for start of construction from March.

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