NAIROBI, Nov 28 (The African Portal) – President William Samoei Ruto has announced that construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension from Naivasha to Kisumu and onward to Malaba will officially begin in January 2026.
The President made the declaration during the launch of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit (A8) and Nairobi-Maai Mahiu-Naivasha Public-Private Partnership (PPP) road projects in Kiambu County, offering the clearest timeline yet for the long-awaited western expansion of the modern railway system.
“We will expand and upgrade our airports and ports, and beginning in January 2026, we shall extend the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to Kisumu and onward to Malaba, closing the loop, connecting the region, and positioning Kenya as the heart of East Africa’s transport and logistics system,” President Ruto declared on November 28, 2025.
The extension covers Phase 2C (Naivasha-Kisumu) and Phase 3 (Kisumu-Malaba), segments that have experienced delays since the completion of the Nairobi-Naivasha stretch in 2019.
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