Chinese experts train local staff on Kenya SGR

[John Ashworth]

Chinese experts train local staff members on operation of Chinese-built railway

"We have brought Chinese technical standards to Kenya without reservation, and most apprentices have reached the same operating standards"... Chinese experts have been saving no effort in training local staff members and transfer technologies and know-hows to their local counterparts since the railway project started from scratch. After years of professional training and practice, many Kenyan employees have become skilled workers who can fulfill tasks on their own, and more and more sections of the railway have been independently operated by Kenyan locomotive drivers since February 2022... According to AfriStar, Chinese instructors are going to gradually conclude their missions here and return home, leaving on-premise jobs solely to their Kenyan apprentices...