A commuter train of the Nairobi Commuter Rail Service (NCRS) travels from the Donholm station in Nairobi, Kenya November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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NAIROBI, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Britain is partnering with Kenya to build a new rail hub in the capital Nairobi, and its development arm CDC Group will invest $1 billion in various sectors over the next five years, officials said on Tuesday.
Britain, the former colonial power, has increased its engagement with Nairobi in recent years, after signing a new post-Brexit trade deal in late 2020.
It has also displayed a readiness to help Kenya develop its infrastructure, an area dominated by Chinese funds and firms in the past decade.
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British engineering firm Atkin Global is designing a modern, eight-platform central rail station and a public space, which will anchor commercial and residential developments on a 425-acre spread that will host the railway transit hub.</…….
