Hold onto your title deeds, people, because the iron snake is finally powering its way to Western Kenya! The National Land Commission (NLC) and Kenya Railways have officially dropped a fresh gazette notice to compulsorily acquire 59 prime parcels of land in Nyamira County for the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR project. Aki, if your shamba sits along North Mugirango, your bank account might just be lining up for a mega payday!

Mulla Alert: Ksh 25 Billion Set Aside for Compensation

Kenya Railways is clearly not playing games with this Phase 2B and Phase 2C extension. Just hours before the gazette notice went live, Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga dropped the big news: a staggering Ksh 25 billion has already been ring-fenced purely to compensate affected land owners. Ndio, you read that right—twenty-five billion cool shillings ready to change lives along the corridor!

According to the notice issued under Section 110 of the Land Act, 2012, affected residents need to move swiftly to verify their parcels. Anyone with an interest in the listed land has been directed to inspect the layout maps either at Ardhi House, 3rd Floor, along 1st Ngong Avenue in Nairobi, or at the Nyamira County Co-ordinator’s office during working hours. Si uone vile mambo imeanza kuwa serious? Formal inquiry dates will be announced soon, so keep those papers in check.

Full Steam Ahead: Narok Excavations & The 2027 Target

Kumbe heavy machinery is already tearing up the ground as we speak! Contractors have pitched camp in Narok and other sections, with intense excavation works actively underway to beat the ticking clock. Kenya Railways plans to have the major chunk of the project wrapped up by June 2027 for immediate operations, with the final finishes sailing through by 2028.

Once the multi-billion-shilling track is laid, the route will transform transport in the region forever. Modern stations are lined up across Narok, Bomet, Kericho, Nyamira, Homa Bay, and Kisumu before pushing onwards to Malaba. Lakini it’s not just about flashy passenger trains bana; the route is projected to haul over 22 million tonnes of cargo every year. That means less heavy trailer madness on our narrow highways and supercharged trade connecting Mombasa directly to the border.

The Jukwaa Take: With Ksh 25 billion ready for payouts and bulldozers already roaring through Narok, Western Kenya is finally boarding the fast lane to economic growth—provided the compensation cash reaches genuine landowners without Ardhi House middlemen eating the pie!

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke • Jukwaa Pan-Africa Desk