Kenya has announced a $4 billion plan to expand its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Kisumu and Malaba using an import levy securitization model. The project will connect Kenya with Uganda, South Sudan, and beyond, boosting East African trade. Private operators will manage services while Kenya Railways oversees engineering. Alongside a $2 billion upgrade for Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the initiative underscores Kenya’s ambition to become a regional transport hub.