Using its refurbished Nanyuki railway, Kenya hopes to raise its cargo movement to Ethiopia, authorities said.
General Joseph Kibwana, Kenya Ports Authority Board Chairman, said plans are underway to have cargo destined for Ethiopia be transported from Mombasa via the Standard Gauge Railway to Nairobi then to Nanyuki via the refurbished railway line.
“The cargo will then be moved with truck to Moyale,” he said.
General Kibwana said the Kenya Transport and Logistics Network will have a meeting with their Ethiopian counterparts, with a view of agreeing on the planned movement of the cargo.
If the plan goes through, Kibwana said this will promote trade between the two neighbors.
“Following a feasibility study the plan is viable and that’s why we want to tap the potential and grow our industrial activities at the border,” he said.
This will also reduce overreliance on the northern corridor where inefficiency or interruptions.
The rehabilitated 240-kilometer Nairobi-Nanyuki railway gauge targets goods like fuel, fertilizers, hardware, cereals, and other farm produce.
The Nairobi-Nanyuki rail line which was used in the 90s was revived last year for commercial use costing billions of shillings for refurbishment.
Source (Including Image): Capital Business Kenya
