Kenya Standard Gauge snippets

[John Ashworth]

MPs deny railway tender report

Cancel rail deal, says House team

Over 30,000 new jobs at rail project

[John Ashworth]

STD GAUGE PROJECT NOT YET BEGUN

[John Ashworth]

Land owners along rail route want fresh valuation

[John Ashworth]

Building of new rail begins next month

[John Ashworth]

Jobs take centre stage as China company starts building railway

[John Ashworth]

Railway sites hum with activity as contractors begin SGR work

There was also an extended piece on the TV news last night about how people are spending the compensation money that they received when their land was taken for the new standard gauge railway. Apparently there has been a spate of chaps taking second wives, and young women from up-country are flocking to the coast in the hope of bagging a newly-enriched husband. There are also fears of an increase in HIV/ADS in the area. However they did manage to interview one fairly sensible jua kali mechanic who said he was going to invest his KES 2.1 million (around USD 23,000) in expanding his business.

[John Ashworth]

Rails for construction of Standard Gauge Rail arrive at port

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Railway materials arrive, laying could start on Monday

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Uhuru: High speed rail system will raise Kenya’s GDP by 1.5 pc

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African Heritage House saved from jaws of rail-building earthmovers

This is good news. It's a marvellous place.

[John Ashworth]

Chinese Railway Firm Withdraws Court Case Against Government

It's actually a case against the Ugandan government, but it's basically the same railway.

[John Ashworth]

Treasury faces fresh test in rail suppliers’ VAT refund claims

[John Ashworth]

Makeover for Kenya’s transport system

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African diplomats hail construction of Kenya's high-speed railway

[John Ashworth]

DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGES HITS STANDARD GAUGE RAIL PROJECT