Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
![Passengers on the Madaraka Express. The 480-km Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was launched in 2017. [Photo/ KNA]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/11-07-22-009.jpg)
SGR Goes Cashless
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has announced that it will no longer accept cash payments for the Madaraka Express service, which runs between Nairobi...
BUSINESS TODAY1 Mins read
Ruto to Honor Uhuru’s Broken Promise to Mark Masai
Details of the $3.6 billion debt contract Kenya signed with China for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Mombasa to...
BUSINESS TODAY1 Mins read
![Besides national security reasons, Transport Principal Secretary Dr Joseph Njoroge stated that making the SGR contracts public would jeopardize implementation of the national transport policy. [Photo/ Courtesy]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGR-Train-Lauch.jpg)
Gov’t Defends Its Decision To Keep SGR Contracts Secret
The government is doubling down on its refusal to make public contracts signed with China for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) - the...
MARTIN SIELE1 Mins read
![The new rules at SGR stations are meant to facilitate enhanced security checks, with the country on high alert. [Photo: Courtesy/NMG]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DNCOASTSGR2307A.jpg)
New SGR Rules – Why You’ll Need to Plan Christmas Trips Better
You'll need to plan Christmas trips better this year with number of new measures announced affecting users of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR),...
MARTIN SIELE1 Mins read
![The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) is undertaking a plan to revitalize the old Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) and link it to the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). [Photo/ KRC]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mgr.jpg)
Mombasa-Kisumu Passenger Train Set for December Comeback
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has confirmed a December 2021 date for the resumption of passenger train services from Mombasa to Kisumu through...
MARTIN SIELE1 Mins read
UhuRuto Deal That Cost Kenyans Ksh245 Billion – Jimi Wanjigi
Business man, power broker and 2022 Presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi on Sunday, August 29 gave his most insightful interview yet - speaking to...
MARTIN SIELE2 Mins read
Madaraka Express Introduces Night Train After Curfew Exemption
Kenya Railways on Monday, January 1 announced the introduction of night trains on the Madaraka Express Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service from Nairobi...
MARTIN SIELE2 Mins read
State Backs Down on Naivasha ICD Cargo Directive
The government has shelved its earlier directive on the use of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) for all cargo destined for Nairobi and...
BT Correspondent2 Mins read
Court Declares Entire SGR Contract Illegal
The Court of Appeal on Friday declared that the entire Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contract illegal dealing a blow to the Jubilee Government which...
Samuel Gitonga2 Mins read
