Dear Ebrahim asante sana and marhaba! Thank you so much for connecting with me. Your website looks fantastic! It’s just the kind of resource I absolutely love. I’m going to have a good read of it tonight. I will definitely be in touch with you!
Have you read my Mombasa blog? What a fascinating city, still so much I need to explore…

Thanks for sharing your experiences of travelling by rail across East Africa – I always love hearing these stories.

Oh that we could travel by rail from Kampala to Nairobi – but sadly not – although the commuter train from Kampala to Namanve does still run (a friend took it very recently).

Did you read my blog about the Lunatic Express? That was an epic trip beyond compare! (It may jog a few memories for you). A year or so later, we took the Standard Gauge Railway train from Mombasa to Nairobi, a rather sanitised affair by comparison, but a very good and popular service.

You may be interested in two recent updates about the rail situation here. There is a plan to bring the SGR from Kenya through Uganda and on to South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi but it has suffered delays. Reports are a little contradictory but here goes:

October 30th 2018 Government puts SGR on hold over unresolved issues

November 2nd 2018 ‘We haven’t abandoned or delayed SGR’ Government

To make the situation even more interesting, consider this angle:

Dar es Salaam to Kigali railway gets boost after Uganda / Kenya SGR dispute

I regularly travel between Kampala and Nairobi. Jambojet offer the best prices (if you can book in advance). If I’m going by road, I take the Mash bus.

Daily Monitor, Sunday October 8 2017
Government cancels Rift Valley Railways deal

January 2018
Uganda Railways Finally Takes Over from Rift Valley Railways

January 31, 2018
Who messed up Uganda Railways?

February 9, 2018
RVR fights to retain railway operations in Uganda