President William Ruto announced that construction of the long-awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension from Naivasha to Kisumu will commence in January. This project, which will eventually reach Malaba, is seen as a fulfillment of a development vision championed by the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, reinforcing shared national development goals.

• The estimated cost for the entire Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba corridor is projected to be approximately Sh646–648 billion.
• The project aims to integrate western Kenya into the Northern Corridor logistics network, significantly strengthening regional trade with Uganda and the Great Lakes region.
• The government plans a hybrid public–private model, funding civil works and infrastructure while seeking private partners for rolling stock supply and operation.