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Constructors work on a stretch of the Kisumu-Mamboleo Road ahead of this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations to be hosted in Kisumu. [Washington Onyango, Standard]
Plans by the national government to host this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations in Kisumu are at an advanced stage as authorities tasked with overseeing preparations race against time to ensure everything is in place.
Although the national event is in two weeks’ time, there is a hive of activities in the lakeside city as authorities implementing infrastructural facelifts to key facilities work against the clock to complete the projects.
The facilities include a road project leading to the Sh350 million Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground, which will host the event.
Nairobi commuters to pay slashed rate of Sh250 for train services to JKIA 3 months ago
Chief Administrative Secretary Ministry of Transport Chris Obure and Hellen Mwariri Chief Finance officer at Kenya Airways during the launch of the first phase of Nairobi commuter Rail - JKIA Express service to passengers, travel agents and staff at the Nairobi Central Railways station. Dec 17, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Nairobi residents will now pay Sh250 to ride the train from the city centre to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and vice versa for the next 90 days. The announcement was made yesterday by Kenya Railways, which said the reduction from Sh500 was for a limited time, and was aimed at making the train accessible to more passengers.