Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is transforming the country’s logistics sector, moving 7.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2025 and generating 16.6 billion Kenyan shillings, with monthly revenues now exceeding 1.3 billion. As freight shifts from road to rail along the Nairobi–Mombasa corridor, transit times have dropped significantly, with volumes equivalent to around 23,000 trucks diverted during peak months—reducing congestion and lowering road maintenance costs. The railway’s efficiency in transporting bulk goods such as clinker, fertilizer, and cereals is driving this transition, even as rising fuel costs and policy pressures challenge traditional road haulage operators. With planned expansion toward Kisumu and regional markets like Uganda and Rwanda, the SGR is positioning Kenya as a key logistics hub in East Africa.
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