Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway Extension (Phase 2B/2C)

Overview

Location

Naivasha to Malaba via Narok, Bomet, Kericho, Nyamira and Kisumu counties, Kenya

Scale / Scope

475km extension. Phase 2B: ~264km Naivasha–Kisumu, including an 8.69km branch line to Kisumu Port. Phase 2C: Kisumu–Malaba (Kenya–Uganda border).

Project Developments

• Project · 12 August 2026SGR Phase 2B contractor mobilisation begins

  Contractor camp establishment in Narok County reported ahead of the next implementation stage, confirming the construction start has moved into physical mobilisation.

• Project · 1 July 2026Kenya Railways begins construction of Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba SGR extension

  Kenya Railways officially commenced construction of the 475km Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba SGR extension in Narok County — the formal start of Kenya's largest active rail infrastructure commitment since the original Mombasa–Nairobi SGR. Date corrected from the master's originally-cited 19 March 2026 groundbreaking to 1 July 2026 (construction commencement) per the targeted verification gate, which found the July date far more consistently corroborated across independent outlets.

Participants & Roles