Kenya Could Have Saved KSh116 Billion on SGR Construction – World Bank Report

Corruption?According to the report, Kenya's Mombasa–Nairobi SGR cost approximately KSh988 million per kilometre, compared to KSh741 million for Tanzania's Dar es Salaam–Dodoma railway.A comparison of railway construction costs in East Africa suggests that Kenya could have saved approximately KSh116 billion (US$900 million) on the initial construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between Mombasa and Nairobi if it had been built at a cost comparable to Tanzania's Dar es Salaam–Dodoma railway.