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Kenya's SGR ferries over 4.4 mln tons of cargo in 2020


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Kenya s SGR ferries over 4.4 mln tons of cargo in 2020
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The first freight train of the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) arrives at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot in Kenya, on Dec. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
Kenya s standard gauge railway (SGR) trains hauled 4.42 million tons of cargo in 2020, up 257,542 tons from the previous year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, new data released on Wednesday showed.
NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) Kenya s standard gauge railway (SGR) trains hauled 4.42 million tons of cargo in 2020, new data released on Wednesday showed.
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said this was an increase of 257,542 tons from the previous year, pointing to increased demand for rail transport service despite the COVID-19 pandemic s negative effects. ....

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Is Uhuru losing the grip on his Mt Kenya backyard?


THE STANDARD
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Wainaina Ndung u |
January 17th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta during the funeral of Mama Hannah Mudavadi [Standard]
The president’s sentiments came just days after one of his allies, Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kang’ata, had written to him painting a not so rosy picture of the popularity of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Mt Kenya region.
Kang’ata, who has stood by his sentiments in the letter dated December 30, 2020, warned that the BBI would fail in the region unless the president personally took charge of campaigns for the document.
He also advised Jubilee Party to change its strategy and work with all leaders for the initiative to register a favourable result. ....

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20 years of FOCAC has borne fruit


By Ali Issa Abdi |
China Daily Global |
Updated: 2021-01-12 09:13
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A train arrives at the Maai Mahiu Station of the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, Oct 16, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation 20 years ago and the recent initiation of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, China has become Africa s biggest economic partner. There is no other country with such depth and breadth of engagement across trade, investment and infrastructure financing in Africa.
In this context, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi underscored, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of FOCAC on Nov 12, that trade between China and Africa had grown 20-fold and hit $208.9 billion in 2019. In addition, compared with 20 years ago, total Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa reached $49.1 billion in 2019 ....

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