MediaCorp (c) Empowering Investors** On June 16th 2008 at 20.43, MediaCorp Stock Detectives wrote; - A new area of interest could be the *Railways* where the Government seems not happy with the Concessionaire. RVR has been asked to improve service but we read the Government looking for ways of getting itself out of the mess which is a good area to monitor. The *Government of Japan* has given a confirmed grant of *Kshs 20 Billion to modernise the port* which includes dredging to accommodate bigger vessels. *A package comprising the Railway and the Port could prove to be very lucrative if the Public Private Partnership framework is put in place.* Opportunity abounds here. Today, 20th August 2008, the Business Daily wrote; · The running of Kenya Railways may revert to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as Kenya and Uganda start pondering alternative plans should the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) concession fail to achieve desired results. Under the proposal gaining currency in government circles, Kenya Railways would become a department or subsidiary of KPA. http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9462&Itemid=5860