Year: 2016

The SGR construction in Kenya has now sparked an out row from Conservationists and Wildlife lovers in Nairobi and the world. The Standard Gauge Railway's construction is already underway and it has crossed a large part of the Tsavo East and Tsavo West sections where it followed more or less the same route that the current old railway lies, without any major outcry from anyone but but now the plan to build the new SGR within the boundaries of the Nairobi National Park has rubbed conservationists and wildlife safari enthusiasts the wrong way. The Kenya Railways Authority after announcing the route that will be followed by the SGR that is set to traverse the Nairobi National Park which is the closest national park to any major city in the world, protesters were seen in the streets of Nairobi heading to the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) headquarters in Langata Road. The announcement of the route to be taken was made by the Kenya Railways's Managing Director a Mr  Atanas Maina but it was met by very harsh criticism from the protesters. The Director listed a few measures that would ensure that the construction doesn't bring much impact to the Park and the wildlife that call Nairobi National Park home, and these includes bridge pillar foundations, abutments, noise deflectors and a fence enclosing the construction area. Conservationists against building of SGR through the Nairobi National Park The Conservationist however insist that that the railway should not pass through the area at all and no one should even contemplate disturbing the wildlife animals by building anything in the park let alone coming up with measures that will minimize the impact. Some of the speakers reiterated what other Conservationists who are against the building of the railways across the park have been sighting as the likely