The cost of building a new track is cheaper than upgrading the existing infrastructure. If I remember correctly that was determined in the feasibility study.

One of the biggest problems with the old line is the speed it can accommodate, too many sharp corners and slopes, in the 1800's 30-40 kph was high speed.

Point on!

You know what? if we get somebody like late michuki kibera is sorted for good!
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How come no CS says i will copy Michuki? seems this guy is still remembered by many in Kenya today.

"Kaba gukua ngumo iture"

Have shared the article with a retired KR engineer and he says the article is credible though imeongezwa chumvi kidogo.

The proof of the pudding is in the tasting...not long to go to see if SGR was indeed a good idea or just a way of raising campaign funding.

Will only have visible impact if it transform road transport.

Cargo transport's impact will not be visible since many people rarely care how goods are moved.

Exporters and importers are very quiet. No one is pushing the government to expedite completion of the project.

Seriously,who are real beneficiaries of SGR?

I remember when Thika road was being done still some analyst said it does not offer value for money. and there was thatthread in Wazua. In our personal lives if u opt to put up a residential house pple will tell you that you should have done an apartment if you put up an apartment pple will say you should have started with a residential hse(home) in short pple will criticise when you do something whether correct or wrong. Pple will only be quite if you do nothing.

Because the project is on course and will be completed before the due date.

The real beneficiaries of SGR are the local mwananchi since cost of imported goods will go down. Meaning your kimbo (palm oil), sugar, beer (hops&barley), cement (clinker), rice etc will be cheaper. Tea, coffee, macadamia etc farmers and exporters will earn more due to reduces export cost. Road accidents and road wear and tear will be reduced, and corruption and time wastage will go down since gridlocks at mariakani and other weigh bridges will go down.