Monk wrote:
Global statistics on inland cargo transportation are available online. Except for Russia, in most countries that embrace free market economics, you'll find that road cargo transportation is dominant. If SGR service is subsidised, then it can compete.
This was not a contested point. Naivasha too has the same road Nakuru will be using passing through it so there is no added advantage to Nakuru vis-a-vis Naivasha whether the new road is built or not. Plus Naivasha has the added advantage of Old Naivasha road towards more SEZs and Industrial Parks alongside the SGR in Suswa and beyond. So as we can see, Naivasha will benefit from
the new road, new SGR passenger station, new ICD, new SEZ and new Industrial Park at Olkaria. Besides the same new road hitting Nakuru, what is the dying city's value proposition to say a leather goods manufacturer from Shenzhen who would rather be based in Naivasha SEZ (zero duties, cheap power, SGR at his doorstep) who needs to export his goods as fast as possible and as competitively as possible to 5th Avenue New York? He would have to be crazy to pick Nakuru over Naivasha. Wukan mentions Athi river's EPZ in the same breath as an SEZ
but there is a world of a difference between the two. Especially when China Inc. will be the prime SEZ tenant.