Kenya Railways responds to reports that 10 commuter trains purchased in 2020 are defunct
Kenya Railways has announced a temporary suspension of train services from Nairobi to Kisumu
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has refuted reports that 10 out of 11 trains acquired in 2020 have stalled.
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has dismissed a report intimating that they are set to acquire new Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMUs) after previously acquired ones have been rendered obsolete.
This is according to a copy published by one of the daillies, reporting that 11 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) acquired in 2020 as part of a masterplan to ease city commute for Kenyans are unfit to run due to lack of spare parts for repairs.
In a swift rejoinder, Kenya Railways said that the report was not factual and clarified that the master plan has been successful and there are no defunct trains.
The corporation further noted that all DMUs and other locomotives and coaches undergo regular maintenance to ensure the safety of their customers.
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“In line with our standard operating procedures, we are bound to recall and detach locomotives and or coaches including the DEMUs for routine maintenance, which takes place at the Nairobi Railway Central workshops,” said KRC.
“The DMUs have been functional and continue addressing the immediate actions identified under the Masterplan for provision of reliable, safe and comfortable modern rail transport services.”
They further noted that the DMUs were scheduled to operate along the Nairobi – Syokimau and Embakasi routes but they were rededicated to serve the Embakasi route and a high-capacity train was issued to serve the Syokimau route due to high customer numbers.
Kenya Railways says that the new DEMUs set to be purchased will have a sitting capacity of 1200 pax, double the capacity of the existing DMUs.
DEMUs (trains) are an eight-car set comprising of motorized and non-motorized units that can be detached to sub sets of lower capacity.
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