Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway (SGR) in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the defunct, narrow-gauge Uganda Railway that was completed in 1901 under British colonial rule. The East African Railway Master Plan provides for the Mombasa–Nairobi SGR to link with other SGRs being built in the East African Community. At a cost of , the SGR is Kenya's most expensive infrastructure project since independence. The prime contractor was the China Road and Bridge Corporation,
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, Nairobi administrative building for the archbishop's office was being built by the Chinese construction company Zhongxing Construction in 2011. The cathedral is the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. The current archbishop is John Njue who was made a Cardinal in 2007. The Archdiocese of Nairobi contains an estimated population of 4 million people of which 1.6 million are thought to be Catholic. These 4,000 Christian communities are served by 182 clergy, eight university level education facilities and several places for retreat. Services are available through-out the week within the Cathedral and one of the chapels is always open. In addition