Transport Cabinet Secretary has stated that 99 per cent of the works on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Mombasa to Nairobi is complete.
According to Macharia, the rail tracks have been laid and the first train is set to run from Mombasa to Nairobi on schedule on June 1.
“Test-runs of locomotives, rail tracks, signalling and communication facilities is ongoing,” Mr Macharia said on Monday at State House Nairobi, when he briefed President Uhuru Kenyatta about the progress of the project.
The quarterly meeting was also attended by China Communications Construction Company Vice President Chen Yun and China Roads and Bridges Corporation (CRBC) President Lu Shan.
He said Sh15 billion has been paid out as land compensation and that construction of 33 stations is almost complete and 15 locomotives have already been received.