Kenya Struggles to Manage Debt for Railway to 'Nowhere'

[John Ashworth]

William Ruto defends extension of SGR to Suswa

- The DP said Suswa where the rail terminates is part of Kenya
- Ruto was responding to a section of Kenyans and the media who had said the rail was leading to "nowhere"
- Uhuru launched the second phase of the SGR on Wednesday, October 16

[John Ashworth]

Kenya Struggles to Manage Debt for Railway to 'Nowhere'

As Kenya's government trumpets the opening of its new, Chinese-built train line to the Rift Valley, critics say the railway serves little purpose and is plunging Kenya into massive debt...

[John Ashworth]

Ignore the critics, Suswa SGR is a railway to somewhere

Whereas critics have christened this phase of the SGR as “a railroad to nowhere”, the benefits that will accrue from it cannot be overstated.