Chinese-built railway line to cut through Nairobi national park in Kenya

Rail project costing $13.8bn, part of deals signed with China in 2013, will link Mombasa and Nairobi with Uganda and pass through park on special bridge

Kenya's new Chinese-built rail line will cut through Nairobi's wildlife sanctuary, officials said on Friday, replacing the colonial-era railway known as the Lunatic Express.

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