{"id":221874,"date":"2022-04-12T00:25:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/projects-like-kenyas-standard-gauge-railway-can-unlock-development\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T00:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:25:07","slug":"projects-like-kenyas-standard-gauge-railway-can-unlock-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/projects-like-kenyas-standard-gauge-railway-can-unlock-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects like Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway can unlock development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kenya\u2019s Standard Gauge Railway, which links Nairobi and Mombasa, East Africa\u2019s largest port, was built to ease the pressure on the road network. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2017, with an extension in 2019. The line transports passengers as well as cargo. It makes the trip between the cities safer and shorter. <\/p>\n

The project is also being promoted as a means to develop Kenya\u2019s mining, oil, gas, energy and commercial agriculture sectors as well as the wider East African region. It aims to link Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan to the Indian Ocean trade routes to the east. <\/p>\n

Projects like this are known as development corridors and have the potential to bring major socioeconomic benefits. Access to jobs and markets, efficient transport, cheaper food and opening up isolated areas are among them.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s episode of Pasha we bring you the first episode in a series we\u2019re running on development corridors. This episode looks at the positive aspects of such initiatives. Our guest this week is Jessica Thorn, a research associate with the Development Corridors Partnership between Tanzania, Kenya, China and the UK. <\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/strong>
\u201cView of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway Bridge through the Nairobi National Park Nature Reserve near Nairobi, Kenya\u201d by schusterbauer.com found on Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Music:<\/strong>
\n\u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGimme That African Vibe\u201d by John Bartmann found on FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under Attribution 4.0 International License.<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sounds:<\/strong>
\n\u201cSouth African train\u201d by Deathicated found on Freesound<\/a> licensed under Attribution License<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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