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Nairobi, Kenya - June 23, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Construction site of Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
2. Band playing music
3. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade arriving
4. Kenyatta at construction site
5. Various of Kenyan workers
6. Various of bridge section of railway
7. Various of workers at construction site
8. Various of rails
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Johnson Matu, project coordinator, SGR Project:
"This railway is very important for those small villages. First of all, during the construction, a number of people who live in those villages have been employed in the construction of the SGR. Number two, the markets which are in those villages have received a lot of attention from the Wakasa on this SGR. So those markets are actually expanded."
10. Various of workers working at construction site
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday carried out an inspection tour of phase 2A of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project that links the Kenyan capital Nairobi to the resort town of Naivasha.
Kenyatta was accompanied by senior government officials as well as executives from China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) that is undertaking the 120-km modern railway project.
The Kenyan leader viewed the laying of tracks over t-beams that commenced earlier this week signaling the promise by the contractor to finish the project ahead of schedule.
Kenyatta also saw the installation of Bridge Girders that are a key component of the Phase 2A of Nairobi-Naivasha SGR.
Later, the president held an inter-ministerial meeting to obtain updates on the status of the SGR phase 2A project's implementation that realigns with his vision for transforming Kenya into a transport, logistics and manufacturing hub.
The phase 2A section of SGR will pass through five counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Nakuru and Narok and is expected to open up the Kenyan hinterland while promoting commerce and industrialization.
It is connected to Mombasa-Nairobi SGR phase one terminus on the southern edge and will run through Nairobi National Park as its alignment turns North West towards the Rift Valley.
The modern railway line will pass through a 6-km super bridge erected inside the Nairobi National Park to minimize disturbance to iconic wildlife species.
The railway project has largely promoted the local economy and employment. At present, nearly 12,000 locals have been employed in the project, accounting for 85 percent of the total employees. In addition, the CCCC carried out subcontract project cooperation with 600 local material suppliers and hundreds of engineering companies, which have created more than 20,000 jobs in a direct or indirect way.
"This railway is very important for those small villages. First of all, during the construction, a number of people who live in those villages have been employed in the construction of the SGR. Number two, the markets which are in those villages have received a lot of attention from the Wakasa on this SGR. So those markets are actually expanded," said Johnson Matu, a project coordinator of SGR Project.
President Kenyatta launched the Nairobi-Naivasha SGR phase 2A project on October 19, 2016 and its implementation timeline has gone down from 54 to 36 months.
A statement from CCCC said construction of three out of five railway stations are already underway along the SGR phase 2A corridor while construction of the 4.5 kilometer Ngong tunnel that is the longest in the region will be completed by August this year.
The statement said two more tunnels measuring 2.64 kilometers will also be constructed along the route.
Kenya is banking on SGR phase 2A project to facilitate the establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Naivasha town and hasten implementation of President Kenyatta's Big Four Agenda on manufacturing.
Kenya-Railway Construciton/President
Dateline : June 23, 2018
Location : Nairobi,Kenya
Duration : 2'16
Nairobi, Kenya - June 23, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Construction site of Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
2. Band playing music
3. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade arriving
4. Kenyatta at construction site
5. Various of Kenyan workers
6. Various of bridge section of railway
7. Various of workers at construction site
8. Various of rails
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Johnson Matu, project coordinator, SGR Project:
"This railway is very important for those small villages. First of all, during the construction, a number of people who live in those villages have been employed in the construction of the SGR. Number two, the markets which are in those villages have received a lot of attention from the Wakasa on this SGR. So those markets are actually expanded."
10. Various of workers working at construction site
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday carried out an inspection tour of phase 2A of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project that links the Kenyan capital Nairobi to the resort town of Naivasha.
Kenyatta was accompanied by senior government officials as well as executives from China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) that is undertaking the 120-km modern railway project.
The Kenyan leader viewed the laying of tracks over t-beams that commenced earlier this week signaling the promise by the contractor to finish the project ahead of schedule.
Kenyatta also saw the installation of Bridge Girders that are a key component of the Phase 2A of Nairobi-Naivasha SGR.
Later, the president held an inter-ministerial meeting to obtain updates on the status of the SGR phase 2A project's implementation that realigns with his vision for transforming Kenya into a transport, logistics and manufacturing hub.
The phase 2A section of SGR will pass through five counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Nakuru and Narok and is expected to open up the Kenyan hinterland while promoting commerce and industrialization.
It is connected to Mombasa-Nairobi SGR phase one terminus on the southern edge and will run through Nairobi National Park as its alignment turns North West towards the Rift Valley.
The modern railway line will pass through a 6-km super bridge erected inside the Nairobi National Park to minimize disturbance to iconic wildlife species.
The railway project has largely promoted the local economy and employment. At present, nearly 12,000 locals have been employed in the project, accounting for 85 percent of the total employees. In addition, the CCCC carried out subcontract project cooperation with 600 local material suppliers and hundreds of engineering companies, which have created more than 20,000 jobs in a direct or indirect way.
"This railway is very important for those small villages. First of all, during the construction, a number of people who live in those villages have been employed in the construction of the SGR. Number two, the markets which are in those villages have received a lot of attention from the Wakasa on this SGR. So those markets are actually expanded," said Johnson Matu, a project coordinator of SGR Project.
President Kenyatta launched the Nairobi-Naivasha SGR phase 2A project on October 19, 2016 and its implementation timeline has gone down from 54 to 36 months.
A statement from CCCC said construction of three out of five railway stations are already underway along the SGR phase 2A corridor while construction of the 4.5 kilometer Ngong tunnel that is the longest in the region will be completed by August this year.
The statement said two more tunnels measuring 2.64 kilometers will also be constructed along the route.
Kenya is banking on SGR phase 2A project to facilitate the establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Naivasha town and hasten implementation of President Kenyatta's Big Four Agenda on manufacturing.
ID : 8083829
Published : 2018-06-24 09:35
Last Modified : 2018-06-25 12:03:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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