Construction of Ksh.30B Nairobi Central Railway Station set to begin in July

Construction of the new Nairobi Central Railway Station is set to begin in July after final designs were handed to the government.

The project will be funded by the United Kingdom through a Public Private Partnership to the tune of Ksh.30 billion.

Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga says the project will be set up on 425 acres of Kenya Railways land and will be incorporated into the new Nairobi integrated transport system.

The climate resilient project, which is expected to be completed in 3 three years, is supposed to ease mobility and interconnectivity within the city and its environs.

Transport Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge said: “The project is a PPP project and to the private partners this presents a good return on investment. This will also help in structuring how the government envisions the city becoming a city of the future.”

Philip Maringa, MD, Kenya Railways said: “We have a lot of under utilitied land that we want to develop the railway city on. We want people to use this facility and enjoy seamless transportation.”