Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi
President Uhuru Kenyatta disclosed this at the launch, saying that the $3.2billion Chinese-funded line signaled a new chapter in the country.
He warned that he would authorize the execution of vandals after four people were arrested damaging sections of a guardrail.
According to reports, it is Kenya's biggest infrastructure project since independence.
The 470kilometer line is supposed to eventually connect land-locked South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia to the Indian Ocean.
Kenyatta, who is touting his development record as he seeks a second term in August's election, said the railway line heralded a new chapter in Kenya's history:
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