President Uhuru Inspects the Construction of Second Longest Railway Tunnel in Africa

President Kenyatta on Saturday inspected the ongoing construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) tunnel at Em-Bulbul in Kajiado County.

The Em-Bulbul tunnel runs up to 4.5km and is the first part of three sections of the 7.14 km SGR tunnel, which will become the second longest railway tunnel in Africa. The remaining two sections of the tunnel will run for 1 km and 1.64 km respectively.

The tunnel is a fragment of phase 2A of the SGR project snaking from Nairobi to Naivasha and later to Narok.

Uhuru was accompanied by Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia and the Chinese delegation led by China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) Vice President Chen Yun and Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Li Xuhang.

“All components of the phase 2A of SGR should be completed by June 2019 so that they can be launched together with the railway line on the same day,” The President said.