CS Murkomen in China to secure Malaba SGR extension

The Kenya Kwanza government is banking on China to secure funding for the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to the Malaba border and other projects.

During his three-day visit to the country, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen engaged in discussions with China’s Minister of Transport, Deng Li, and the Foreign Affairs Vice Minister, Tan Wenhong. 

Murkomen’s trip comes two months after Kenya and Uganda jointly signed a communique on the financing and development of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway and the Malaba-Kampala SGR.

The government plans to spend Sh2.1 trillion on the extension of the railway line from Suswa to Malaba and a separate line to Isiolo, projects expected to be completed in 2027.