President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni this week launched the Naivasha-Malaba-Kampala standard gauge railway (SGR), a cross-border track that is expected to be a major trade artery for East Africa and the Great Lakes region.
Dr Ruto on Thursday broke ground on the 264-kilometre line from Naivasha to Malaba, pledging that the $5 billion project would boost trade and regional integration, even as questions linger over its financing.
