The United Kingdom has partnered with Kenya to build a new railway hub in Nairobi.
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, officials from UK's development arm CDC Group announced that it will invest Ksh113 billion ($1 billion) in the project and other sectors.
Following a post-Brexit treaty with Kenya in late 2020, Britain has increased its activities and relations with Nairobi.
File image of Nairobi Railway City plan. |Photo| Courtesy|
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The UK will partner with Kenya on the development of infrastructure projects across the country, which have been dominated by China over the last couple of years.
According to reports, British engineering firm Atkin Global is designing a modern, eight-platform central rail station and a public space. The project will have commercial and residential developments on a 425-acre spread that will host the railway transit hub.
The deal was first agreed between President Uhuru Kenyatta and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a meeting in London two years ago.
"We are delivering that ambitious, strategic partnership that was agreed by our two national leaders," said Vicky Ford, Britain's minister for Africa.
The deal adds to many that President Kenyatta has inked during his tenure to improve the country's infrastructure.
