The ongoing heavy rains in the country have damaged a section of the Kisumu-Nairobi railway line at Kobigori area in Muhoroni sub-county.
The damage on the line endangers the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) weekly passenger and train services to Kisumu City.
Police report states that the base of one of the pillars of the railway bridge at Kibigori was swept away by the ravaging flood waters.
According to the report, the soil supporting the line under the bridge has also caved in.
Moreover, the damage to the railway line poses impending danger and as such requires urgent intervention to avoid any disaster.
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The Kenya Railways Corporation passengers and cargo metre gauge train makes a weekly trip to Kisumu on Monday and Friday.
Nonetheless, the lakeside city has been witnessing destruction from the ongoing rains with sub-counties of Nyando, Kisumu East, Kadibo, Muhoroni and Nyakach being hard hit.
