Political analyst Gerald Bitok has called for an immediate halt of the plans to extend the Standard Gauge Railway to Western Kenya.
This, however, comes at a time when plans are in place to prolong the railroad to Kisumu, in the second phase of the construction.
But Bitok says that the project is rather useless and should be shelved, likening it to a useless bull which cannot be milked or reproduce, and can only be slaughtered.
According to the commentator, the railway and trains have failed to record a profit in their first years of usage, saying that it cannot be counted on to better the economy.
"SGR ni kama ng'ombe ndume ambaye hana faida yoyote, hawezi zaa na hawezi lima, labda achinjwe. Tunapata hasara tupu badala ya faida (the project is like a useless bull which can neither give birth nor plough, the only option being to slaughter it. We are only registering losses)," he said.
Bitok was speaking on Radio Jambo's Mazungumzo Waziwazi show on Wednesday night.
He wondered why the government has settled on proceeding with the construction of the second phase of the same instead of shelving it in favour of better initiatives.
"Iweje badala ya kuwachana nayo wanaongeza nyingine? (how comes they are sticking to the very same project?)," he posed.
The second phase is expected to gobble Sh368 billion.