The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a perfect example of an African-Chinese crossover. Five out of six steel works in Kenya are suppliers for the railway. For three of them, the SGR is their biggest client. It not only promotes Chinese technology and standards, but boosts related industries in Kenya. More local sub-contractors and suppliers will be involved in the operation, and witness a win-win cooperation between Kenyan and Chinese corporations. The SGR is only one part of the

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Today marks a new dawn and a new revolution in the Kenyan transport industry as President Uhuru Kenyatta Flagged off the SGR Cargo Train. Here are a few differences between the old train and the new SGR train. 1. Old railway was constructed in the 1800s and took over five years to complete while the new standard gauge railway which begun construction in 2013 has taken about two and a half years to complete the first phase. 2. Old train had a maximum speed of 70km/h while the new train can travel

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