KR bets on online SGR train tickets to curb fraud

PASSENGERS BOARD THE MADARAKA EXPRESS TRAIN AT THE NAIROBI TERMINUS ON JUNE 7. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Passengers using the SGR trains between Nairobi and Mombasa will soon buy tickets online, closing a gap that middlemen are exploiting to fleece travellers by selling tickets at higher rates.

Since June, passengers have been paying their fares via M-Pesa, a move which was expected to remove the racket.

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