Kenyatta said the ICD is part of mega infrastructure projects the government has been implementing to hasten the attainment of vision 2030 goals on socio-economic transformation.

Zhao Yang, spokesperson from the SGR Head Office of the CRBC, said the upgraded ICD will greatly increase the throughput capacity on completion and commencement of operation.

"The ICD has been upgraded and equipped with new railway arriving and departing facilities, container loading and unloading equipment that significantly improve the container handling capacity and logistics efficiency," Zhao said.

Li Xuhang, Charge d'Affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, said the facility will strengthen bonds of friendship between Kenya and China.

"The launch of Inland container depot is also the new progress made in the fruitful cooperation between China and Kenya in the year 2017," Li said.

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