KRC eyes July finish for Nairobi-Nanyuki rail line

[Meria]

A barrier where the 240Km Nairobi-Nanyuki railway line ends at Nanyuki town in Laikipia County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Work on the Nairobi- Nanyuki railway line is 30 per cent complete, Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) officials have said, adding that the project would be ready by July.
The 240-kilometre line that is set to spur economic growth in Central Kenya has been under construction since last month.
The Sh3 billion rehabilitation work on the metre-gauge railway is being undertaken by KRC which has already injected Sh1 billion. The remaining Sh2 billion is set to be provided by the national government.
“We have mobilised enough equipment and personnel in all the spots along the railway line. We must beat the timeline to allow users to enjoy an easier ride by July,” said KRC managing director Philip Mainga.
Mr Mainga, who was speaking to Business Daily by phone, said the rail corridor had been cleared by National Youth Service personnel in an exercise that saw hundreds of traders displaced unconditionally.

He said rehabilitation of the line was being done in three stages. One group is working on the Nanyuki-Marua section, the second group is allocated the Marua-Sagana segment while the third will rehabilitate the Sagana-Thika stretch.
Beneficiaries of the revived line will include the 11 million -litres Nanyuki Petroleum Depot operated by Vivo Energy and which serves parts of Eastern and Northern Kenya.
(this is another Hekaya)

 

[Eng'iti]

this is another Hekaya

Yeah end of this story signifies "Mwisho wa reli"

 

[Denis Young]

Heard they are fixing the one in Karatina as well. I was a child when I last saw the train coming by, stealing sugar loaded in the cargo cars.

 

[Meria]

Heard they are fixing the one in Karatina as well. I was a child when I last saw the train coming by, stealing sugar loaded in the cargo cars.

waiting to see how the will solve the traders on the railway line issue,

 

[Cortedivoire]

tuseme sgr inafika nanyuki

 

[Denis Young]

waiting to see how the will solve the traders on the railway line issue,

I was there on monday and they are demolishing them all the way back to the demarcation. The town will change massively in the near future.

 

[Meria]

I was there on monday and they are demolishing them all the way back to the demarcation. The town will change massively in the near future.

where are they relocating to?

 

[Ramses]

Hata mang'oe ama majenge ni shauri yao. MI nanjua manakura tu

 

[Ssabasajja]

waiting to see how the will solve the traders on the railway line issue,

Itabidi watoke, kama hawakujipanga, ole wao.

 

[Okiya]

Loool. Not possible to finish by July.

 

[Meria]

Loool. Not possible to finish by July.

in muranga kuna sehemu it was washed away by a landslide, they have to start from scratch,

 

[Clemens]

where are they relocating to?

To where they were when the rail functional.

 

[MbitikaZetu]

A barrier where the 240Km Nairobi-Nanyuki railway line ends at Nanyuki town in Laikipia County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Work on the Nairobi- Nanyuki railway line is 30 per cent complete, Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) officials have said, adding that the project would be ready by July.
The 240-kilometre line that is set to spur economic growth in Central Kenya has been under construction since last month.
The Sh3 billion rehabilitation work on the metre-gauge railway is being undertaken by KRC which has already injected Sh1 billion. The remaining Sh2 billion is set to be provided by the national government.
“We have mobilised enough equipment and personnel in all the spots along the railway line. We must beat the timeline to allow users to enjoy an easier ride by July,” said KRC managing director Philip Mainga.
Mr Mainga, who was speaking to Business Daily by phone, said the rail corridor had been cleared by National Youth Service personnel in an exercise that saw hundreds of traders displaced unconditionally.

He said rehabilitation of the line was being done in three stages. One group is working on the Nanyuki-Marua section, the second group is allocated the Marua-Sagana segment while the third will rehabilitate the Sagana-Thika stretch.
Beneficiaries of the revived line will include the 11 million -litres Nanyuki Petroleum Depot operated by Vivo Energy and which serves parts of Eastern and Northern Kenya.
(this is another Hekaya)

Does the railway pass through Marua?

 

[Denis Young]

where are they relocating to?

I was informed that they are being moved to the plot where the market was moved when it was being renovated.
Hapo nyuma ya the fomer Uchumi supermarket.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

It seems reli iliishia hapa na pia tarmac haikufika angalau.

 

[Nattydread]

I have always wondered how scrap dealers let kilometers of high quality 120 year old steel just lie there.

 

[Meria]

I have always wondered how scrap dealers let kilometers of high quality 120 year old steel just lie there.

no buyers for t h e rail sleepers, even the scrap wholesalerswouldnt touch them, kuna noogle zilishikwa in a yard Dandora and they were jailed for 25 yrs kavu.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

no buyers for t h e rail sleepers, even the scrap wholesalerswouldnt touch them, kuna noogle zilishikwa in a yard Dandora and they were jailed for 25 yrs kavu.

Kuna fundi alishikwa na kipande less than 2 feet .Aliona siku mrefu ,kubebeshwa hiyo chuma for hours

 

[Johny walker]

Meanwhile debroso are doing a very shody job hapa thikaroad.kumwaga kokoto ovyoovyo na barabara iko fiti.si watujengee mwiki.jam from royalsuburb all day

 

[Luther12]

no buyers for t h e rail sleepers, even the scrap wholesalerswouldnt touch them, kuna noogle zilishikwa in a yard Dandora and they were jailed for 25 yrs kavu.

There’s a notorious one somewhere around Athi River nasikianga amezinunua sana.