High speed rail system will raise Kenya’s GDP by 1.5 pc

The modern high speed rail system under construction will raise Kenya’s GDP by 1.5 percent once it becomes operational, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.

Pres. Uhuru Kenyatta inspecting a section of the Standard Gauge Railway at Mtito Andei,on January 23, 2015.

The President said the economic benefits of the high speed trains will be massive and the immediate effects will include decongestion of the port of Mombasa that will lead to higher volumes of national and regional trade.

President Kenyatta said the tens of thousands of jobs that will be created by the construction projects and the many more that will be created once the modern rail system becomes operational will bring prosperity for millions of Kenyans. READ MORE: www.kbc.co.ke/uhuru-high-speed-rail-system-will-raise-kenyas-gdp-by-1-5-pc/