PSRA cautions Kenya Railways over private security tender
Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has faulted the Kenya Railways Corporation over a tender to hire the services of a private security company. In a memo to Kenya Railways dated February 12, 2024, PSRA noted that the transport company did not list all the requirements for a private security company to be hired. Among the […]
Cabinet approves bill to split Kenya Railways into 3 entities
The Cabinet has approved the Railway Amendment Bill 2024 which aims at separating Kenya Railways’ business of freight, commuter and land development. The Bill was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State House Nairobi on Monday, January 15, 2024. According to a despatch from the cabinet, Kenya Railways is a […]
Kenya Railways suspends commuter service in Nairobi
The Kenya Railways has suspended commuter train services in Nairobi, effective December 21, 2023 to January 2, 2024. In a statement, Kenya Railways said the affected routes include train services to Ruiru, Embakasi Village, Limuru, Lukenya and Syokimau. “We wish to inform customers that: The Nairobi Commuter Rail Services to Ruiru, Embakasi Village, Limuru, Lukenya […]
Kenya Railways announces changes to Madaraka Express mode of payment
Passengers using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train service will not be allowed to pay in cash to travel from next month, the Kenya Railways has announced. In a notice on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the State corporation said the train service christened Madaraka Express will go cashless from February 1. “We wish to notify […]
Police issue stern warning over stoning of Kenya Railways train in Muhoroni
Police have launched investigations into rampant cases of the stoning of Kenya Railways trains at Muhoroni area along the Kisumu-Nairobi rail line. According to Evans Getembe, the officer in charge of Kisumu Railways Police Station, railroad officials have reported three separate incidents affecting the train from Nairobi at night. “We have the report that the […]
Police issue stern warning over stoning of Kenya Railways train in Muhoroni
Police have launched investigations into rampant cases of the stoning of Kenya Railways trains at Muhoroni area along the Kisumu-Nairobi rail line. According to Evans Getembe, the officer in charge of Kisumu Railways Police Station, railroad officials have reported three separate incidents affecting the train from Nairobi at night. “We have the report that the […]
Kenya Railways allows back traders evicted from its premise
Kenya Railways has agreed to accommodate more than 1,000 traders who were last year evicted from its premise in Karatina town. The traders, according to Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi, will be brought back in a structured way. They will be operating in containers which will be used as stalls and provided by Kenya Railways. The […]