KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan drivers John Pius (L) and Brian Kemboi confirm safety with platform staff in Kajiado, Kenya, March 25, 2022. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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