The International Railway Journal published on 21 May 2024 an article titled "Kenya Secures More Chinese Funding for Standard Gauge Railway" by Robert Preston.
Kenya has secured a commitment from the Export-Import Bank of China for a loan to fund the remaining sections of the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to Malaba on the border with Uganda. Kenya needs to confirm loans totaling an estimated $5.3 billion from commercial banks to complete the project.