Friends of the Rail Forum

- 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

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...

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