Friends of the Rail Forum

Posted: **06 Dec 2014, 08:54**

MPs deny railway tender report

Cancel rail deal, says House team

Over 30,000 new jobs at rail project

Posted: **17 Dec 2014, 14:48**

STD GAUGE PROJECT NOT YET BEGUN

Posted: **28 Dec 2014, 11:40**

Land owners along rail route want fresh valuation

Posted: **29 Dec 2014, 09:36**

Building of new rail begins next month

Posted: **31 Dec 2014, 08:13**

Jobs take centre stage as China company starts building railway

Posted: **04 Jan 2015, 13:22**

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.

Posted: **17 Jan 2015, 16:27**

Rails for construction of Standard Gauge Rail arrive at port

Posted: **20 Jan 2015, 07:29**

Railway materials arrive, laying could start on Monday

Posted: **24 Jan 2015, 14:55**

Uhuru: High speed rail system will raise Kenyaâ€™s GDP by 1.5 pc

Posted: **30 Jan 2015, 06:34**

African Heritage House saved from jaws of rail-building earthmovers

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

Posted: **31 Jan 2015, 16:58**

Chinese Railway Firm Withdraws Court Case Against Government

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