Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The country’s railway operator,Kenya Railways Corporation has raised concerns on the human activities near the railway line which seemingly have affected the railway operations in some parts where the line passes.
The railway operations along some parts have been negatively affected by the human settlements and business activities along the railway line. The trains have to lower speeds when passing the areas to as low as 48km/h. Also, the lines incur a lot of flooding due to encroachment of the railway reserve where informal structures have been set-up blocking the line drainage system.
According to a story in the Business Beat, Kenya Railways has a plan which will see to the relocation of more than 9,000 people living along the railway line in Nairobi’s Kibra and Mukuru areas. The people living in these areas are living on reserve area for the railway line which is normally 60.6metres wide throughout the network except at the station yards and major depots.
The Kenya Railways Corporation intends to spend more than Ksh3 billion in undertaking this exercise. The World Bank will fund the Relocation Action Plan (RAP) which will see to affected persons receiving new decent housing via long-term lease programme.
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