Proposal to construct Standard Gauge Railway through Nairobi National Park rejected

Members of Maasai community together with well wishers demonstrate at Langata Road against the decision of Kenya Wild Life Service (KWS) to allow the construction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to pass through Nairobi National park on 16/9/16 [Photo:BEVERLYNE MUSILI/Standard]

A group of environmentalists on Friday held protests in Nairobi over a proposal to construct a section of the Standard Gauge Railway through Nairobi National Park.

The protesters, marching under the banner of the Kenya Coalition for Wildlife Conservation and management later on presented a petition to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) hoping it will help change the government's preferred choice of having the rail cut through the park.