State starts compulsory acquisition of land for standard gauge railway
The Standard - Business 20:38
President Kenyatta during the launch of the railway line in Mombasa.
The new railway line is a regional project from Mombasa to Malaba,
then to Kampala, DRC, Rwanda, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia. [PHOTO:
FILE/STANDARD]
By James Anyanzwa
The Government will compulsorily acquire about 158 hectares of land
for the construction of the controversial standard gauge railway
line between Mombasa and Nairobi. The land belongs to State
agencies, ministries and private individuals in Taita, Kwale and
Makueni counties. In a Gazette Notice, National Lands Commission
Chairman Muhammad Swazuri said plans for the affected land would be
inspected at the respective lands offices in Makueni, Wundanyi and
Kwale.
Swazuri said the plans would also be inspected at the Commissionâ EURO (tm)s
offices in Nairobi. â EURO oeThose who are not sure can check the plans
with us or in our county offices,â EURO he said.
Under investigation
The railway project is currently under investigation. This is after
the contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation was allegedly
awarded the contract estimated to cost Sh400 billion irregularly.Â
The second phase of the project runs between Nairobi and Malaba, with
a branch line to Kisumu.
Kenya Railways Corporation with State support is developing the new
railway line. Its long-term objective is to connect the Great Lakes
Region from Mombasa with high capacity standard gauge railways.
The other countries on board include Uganda, DRC, Rwanda, Southern
Sudan, Northern Tanzania and Ethiopia. The Mombasa-Nairobi-Malaba
standard gauge railway, with a branch to Kusumu, is a section of the
Northern Corridor â EURO " a transport artery for Kenya, northern Tanzania,
Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern DRC, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia.
The high-speed railway line is intended to transform the railway
transport system, from an archaic and obsolete network to a modern
system in line with the aspirations of Vision 2030. Key specifications
of the proposed SGR line include operating speeds of 180km/h and
120km/h for passenger and freight trains respectively.
Low capacity
 It is envisaged that the railway will be extended to Kampala, in
Uganda, Kigali in Rwanda, DRC and Juba in South Sudan.
The new system is intended to replace the century old network that has
failed to improve rail transport even after the Government
concessioned it to private operators. The current railway system is in
desperate need of investment and modernisation.
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