Kenya Railways, on Thursday, July 13, suspended train services along Syokimau and Lukenya routes.
In a statement, the corporation said the decision was made following two incidents where unknown goods attacked trains.
“We wish to inform our customers and the general public that we have suspended train services along the Syokimau and Lukenya route. This is due to the volatile security situation arising from consistent attacks on our trains passing through Mukuru kwa Njenga, by rowdy individuals who are barricading rail tracks and stoning the train,” said the corporation.
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It said that on Wednesday, July 12, the rowdy goons attacked a Lukenya-bound train. Another incident occurred on Thursday when the attackers targeted a train en route to Mukuru Kwa Njenga in Nairobi.
“We highlight two incidents where, yesterday evening, the Lukenya bound train was attacked at 6:00 pm, and this morning, a train carrying 520 pupils was attacked at 11:00 am.
We wish to reiterate that the safety of our passengers remains paramount to us.
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Kenya Railways apologized to its customers, saying normal services will resume soon.
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