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August 26, 2026
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New Details of Nairobi BRT as Five Lines Secure Funding

New Details of Nairobi BRT as Five Lines Secure Funding

The first phase of the BRT network will run alongside the planned 30-kilometre underground line connecting Eastlands to the Nairobi CBD...

✨ Key Highlights

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that funding is secured for all five planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines, a crucial step in advancing the city's mass transit system to alleviate traffic congestion.

  • Funding confirmed for all five BRT lines, with Line 3 (Dandora to Ngong) receiving Ksh11.16 billion (€74 million) from the European Investment Bank and the French Development Agency.
  • Key person: Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.
  • The wider mass transit system, which includes trains and potentially an underground railway, is estimated to cost between Ksh905.15 billion and Ksh129.45 trillion.

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