Kenya's SGR operator launches training program to boost technical skills of local staff


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

NAIROBI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Afristar, operator of the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, has launched a six-month training program with professors from China's Guangzhou Railway Polytechnic to help improve the technical skills of local staff.

Afristar said in a statement on Monday that the training, held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, builds on its long-standing relationship with Chinese institutions, as skills transfer remains the cornerstone of its localization agenda.

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