Kenya Railways has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway extension, valued at approximately Ksh700 billion (about $4.45 billion), to China Communications Construction Company and its subsidiary China Road and Bridge Corporation. The 369km extension runs through Narok, Bomet, Kericho, Nyamira and Kisumu before terminating at Malaba on the Uganda border, including an 8.9km branch line to Kisumu Port. Construction formally began in July 2026 following a groundbreaking presided over by President William Ruto.
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