Workers repair the old railway line in Kisumu on September 9, 2019. [File, Standard]Kenya Railways (KR) is set to hire 800 skilled and semi-skilled personnel for construction works of the old railway line from Nakuru to Kisumu, which is estimated to cost Sh3.8 billion. Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga said the recruits will repair the meter-gauge railway, which is more than 100 years old. The KR land has been fenced off and traders who were initially operating there were ordered out. In the 1990s, the meter-gauge railway used to move passengers and cargo locally and to the neighbouring countries.

Source: Standard Digital August 11, 2020 21:03 UTC