新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2017/06/02

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The Mombasa-Nairobi Railway – linking Kenya's capital with its principal port – has officially opened.It is the first railway having been built since Kenya's independence in December 1963.The operation of Mombasa-Nairobi railway has shortened the transit¹ time from fifteen hours to four and a half, representing a marked improvement in efficiency.Built to "Chinese standards, with Chinese techniques, Chinese facilities and Chinese management", the railway is expected to provide a massive boost to the socio-economic development of the whole region.The 470 kilometer-long railway is the starting part of a new East African Railway Network.

For more on this, we are now joined on the line by Tina Kinuthia, Development Strategist for African countries；My colleague Lin Shaowen, former managing director of our African Headquarters；Ayo Johnson, director of viewpoint Africa and former Ambassador of Sabre