Localisation of Kenya SGR operations is nearing 80%

[John Ashworth]

Kenyans on the verge of taking over all Standard Gauge Railway operations

- Data shows the localisation of SGR operations is nearing 80% across 123 railway specialities
- Over 250 Kenyans currently hold leadership positions throughout the Mombasa-Nairobi-Naivasha route
- They rank from the position of deputy general manager down to team leader positions.
- Twenty-nine local drivers are working without supervision, with Nairobi-Naivasha locomotive driven by Kenyans only...