President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that by August this year, the Standard Gauge Railway will have reached Naivasha adding that his government will avail land in the town for Uganda to develop a dry port for its cargo sparking angry reactions from Kenyans.
Speaking during a state banquet at State House, Mombasa on Wednesday night, the head of state said this is in line with the extending of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Kampala.
“I have confirmed to President Museveni that with that development in Naivasha and then moving the SGR to Malaba, goods will be able to move from Mombasa to Malaba in just two days,” President Kenyatta said.
He said as Kenya implements the long-term plan to move all cargo from the road to the SGR, his administration is working on the complete elimination of barriers that slow down movement of cargo such as multiple roadblocks and unnecessary weigh bridges.
“But more importantly, it (SGR) will reduce the cost of transport for Ugandan investors and Uganda itself. It will improve efficiency of Mombasa Port to the benefit of our people,” said President Kenyatta.
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