China has provided about US$4.7 billion to build the first two phases of the Standard Gauge Railway. Photo: Reuters China has provided about US$4.7 billion to build the first two phases of the Standard Gauge Railway. Photo: Reuters
China has provided about US$4.7 billion to build the first two phases of the Standard Gauge Railway. Photo: Reuters
China /  Diplomacy

US$1.5 billion China-funded rail line opens in Kenya amid criticism over its economic feasibility

  • Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta takes maiden ride on latest section of Standard Gauge Railway though it will not open to freight traffic until the end of the year
  • Analysts say line must be extended to Ugandan border to make commercial sense, but Beijing has yet to confirm funding for final phase

Topic |   China-Africa relations
Jevans Nyabiage

Updated: 1:14pm, 21 Oct, 2019

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China has provided about US$4.7 billion to build the first two phases of the Standard Gauge Railway. Photo: Reuters China has provided about US$4.7 billion to build the first two phases of the Standard Gauge Railway. Photo: Reuters
China has provided about US$4.7 billion to build the first two phases of the Standard Gauge Railway. Photo: Reuters
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