China funding $ 5.2 billion railway project in Mombasa , between Mombasa , Nairobi . The railway is planned to be extended to South Sudan , Uganda and South Sudan . Kenya is a transit state but its railway dates back to colonial times . The new line is hoped to cut travel time from Mombasa to Nairobi to four hours for passengers , eight hours for freight trains . China investing in infrastructure , manufacturing , oil projects in West .
China funding $ 5.2 billion railway project in Mombasa , between Mombasa , Nairobi . The railway is planned to be extended to South Sudan , Uganda and South Sudan . Kenya is a transit state but its railway dates back to colonial times . China investing in infrastructure , manufacturing , oil projects in West .