Passengers travelling on the SGR trains between Nairobi to Mombasa will from Wednesday pay fares via M-Pesa, removing a hurdle that had opened the ticketing business to middlemen.
Kenya Railways has reached a deal with Safaricom #ticker:SCOM for paybill numbers that will allow commuters to pay from home and get tickets at the station Previously, passengers could only book by paying cash at the ticketing offices in Nairobi or Mombasa.
