The Kenya Railways Company (KRC) is to take over operating the nation’s new Mombasa-Nairobi customary gauge railway from the Chinese language firm Africa Star (Afristar) by the tip of the 12 months, native web site Enterprise Day by day reviews.
KRC had contracted Afristar, a subsidiary of China Street and Bridge Company, to handle the road for 10 years in 2017. Afristar remains to be accountable for ticketing and income assortment whereas KRC handles advertising.
Saying the transfer, KRC managing director Philip Mainga mentioned that 98% of the roles on the road are carried out by Kenyans and that the road was contributing 3% to Kenya’s GDP, dismissing reviews that the road was not producing income for the federal government.
“We ferry over 30,000 folks each day and ship tonnes of cargo from the port of Mombasa to Nairobi inside eight hours. We not have congestion on the port,” he instructed a press convention.
In July 2024, KRC launched higher-end coach choices with a one-way ticket between Nairobi and Mombasa priced at about $100.
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