Kenya revives railway extension after 6-year stall by China funding cuts

The railway’s first section, linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, was completed in 2017. But after China slashed funding for large African infrastructure projects under its Belt and Road Initiativ.....

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Kenya is relaunching a stalled railway extension project, financed through a new revenue securitisation model after China significantly reduced funding over six years ago.

The extension, stalled near Naivasha, aims to connect to the Ugandan border, boosting regional commerce.
The project is being revived by State firm Kenya Railways, despite initial lending issues from China.
A new financing model utilizes approximately 35 billion shillings ($270.27 million) from a railway development levy on cargo, a shift from traditional Chinese debt.