Big test for SGR as freights start in January

Kenya Railways managing director Atanas Maina. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The movement of goods between Nairobi and Mombasa is set to ease in the new year once the standard gauge railway (SGR) cargo train becomes fully operational in January.

The government plans to move 40 per cent of cargo handled by Mombasa port from roads to the SGR as it banks on the modern train service to reduce the damage caused by trucks to highways and also reduce accidents.

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