Government statistics indicate that Kenya's Gross Domestic Product(GDP) grew by 1.5 percent in the aftermath of the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR launch as the project created 46,000 jobs for local citizens. Siele noted that knowledge, skills and technology transfer coupled with improved cross-cultural intera...
Dai has been able to overcome initial language barriers that hindered interaction with Kenyan colleagues and has put extra efforts to improve his proficiency in English that happens to be the official language in the East African nation. "Before coming to Kenya, I had almost forgotten my English ...
The mega infrastructure project has boosted Kenya's GDP by some 1.5 percent, providing jobs and facilitating skills upgrade for local youth, reducing logistic costs by 40 percent, according to the report.
"Building the capacity of local people has been our ultimate goal. We have set up a joint training program with Kenya Railways Corporation to train local staff in prestigious Chinese universities and familiarize them with operating a new railway system," Lu told reporters. He added that CRBC, w...
Lu noted that the SGR has injected strong momentum for social and economic development by bringing real benefits to Kenyan people, generating 72,000 local jobs since the Mombasa-Nairobi part of SGR started construction in late 2014. "The SGR has contributed 1.5 percent of Kenya's Gross Domestic...
He added that the railway line will catalyze Kenya's industrial transformation, and position the country as an investments hub. "We are in the process of setting up industrial parks in Mombasa and Naivasha and the project will hasten realization of that goal," said Kenyatta, adding that the ...
Prior to working for SGR, Muguru used to meet his basic needs through casual labor at construction sites in Nairobi. "The workload was heavy yet the wages were very low. Besides the meager income, the casual jobs were seasonal and could hardly sustain me," Muguru said. ...