Angry reactions on Twitter as Kenyans discover Modern Coast buses are still far comfortable than first class passenger coaches on the new SGR trains (Photos)
Ministry of transport announced the arrival of second batch of locomotives from China on Saturday 28th; thereafter Kenya Railways did a live demo of the features on the trains.
Kenyans were specifically keen to see the features on the first class passenger coach after being disappointed earlier by photos of the freight locomotives.
Kenya Railways did a live demo of the features on the first class passenger coach and Kenyans were not pleased at all.
Apart from a rotating chair and a retractable platform where you can put their laptops or food, there is nothing special about the first class passenger coach on the new SGR locomotives.
Some Kenyans even said Modern Coach buses offered more comfort than what was seen in the new SGR trains.
Inside view of a Modern Coast bus
Most Kenyans on Twitter shared photos showing how first class passenger coaches in other countries looked like.