The National Land Commission (NLC) has officially reserved 889.06 acres of land for the planned Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension from Naivasha to Malaba. This significant step is part of the government's initiative to connect Kenya's interior to its western border.

• 889.06 acres of land reserved for the SGR extension.
• Key organizations involved include the National Land Commission (NLC), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and contracted Chinese firms China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC).
• The land acquisition, gazetted on Thursday, April 2, 2026, will span across counties including Narok and Kisumu, and the project is estimated to cost Ksh700 billion ($5.4 billion).