Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi

STORY: Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASINDE JOSEPH, Driver 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AGGREY MAGANGA, Driver 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RODAH MWENJE OKOTH, Toll attendant STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter "Welcome to the all-new Chinese-built 27-km Nairobi expressway, whose official public trial phase began on Saturday ahead of its official launch in a few weeks' time. According to Kenya National Highways Agency, the expressway testing will allow them to check on the system preparedness as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of the highway among car users. The 648 million U.S. dollars highway built under the public-private partnership model is exp