Kenya launches extended railway's freight service, inland container depotSponsored ContentPresident Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong, also the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attend the launch ceremony for the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway cargo service in Nairobi on December 17, 2019. The freight service launch came after the Nairobi-Naivasha SGR passenger service was inaugurated on October 16 this year. Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong, also the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulated Kenya for the launch of the new freight transport service. James Macharia, Kenyan cabinet secretary for transport and infrastructure, said the commissioning of Nairobi-Naivasha freight service and inland container depot, will revolutionize transportation and handling of bulk cargo. "The launch of SGR freight service presents a safe and reliable mode of transporting bulk cargo.

Source: Standard Digital December 24, 2019 05:48 UTC