Cabinet approves Sh16bn city commuter railway plan The Cabinet has cleared Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) for private financing, putting on track a grand project seeking to end the city’s transport snarl-up. At its last weekly meeting, the Cabinet approved the $200 million (Sh16 billion) NCR among other 47 flagship public private partnership (PPP) projects. “The passage of the Public Private Partnership Act, 2013 paved the way for participation of the private sector in infrastructure development,” the Cabinet brief issued last Thursday reads in part. The Cabinet approved a total of 47 projects for development under the PPP programme including the100km-Nairobi rail commuter services. Once completed, the NCR is expected to interlink all sections of the city in a network that converges at the city’s central business district, driving out low-capacity vehicles that cause traffic jam. The dedicated lines will connect satellite towns of Kitengela, Thika, Kikuyu and Rongai. According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Nairobi loses Sh50 million daily due to traffic jams. Just like the Kenya National Highways Authority has lined up major flagship projects to decongest the City, the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has placed its bet on NCR. Apart from the Syokimau Station launched last year, the grand plan envisages three new railway stations at Makadara Estate on Jogoo Road, Mombasa Road’s Imara Daima and Moi Avenue.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:19:51 +0000
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