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Since the SGR introduced Business Class on the Madaraka Express, COTU boss Francis Atwoli has never used a plane to Mombasa.
Yes, it is slightly more expensive than an air ticket, but if you are wealthy, you really have no business boarding an aeroplane unless it's an emergency. The views and scenery along the route, especially at Tsavo National Park, are out of this world.
For us youthful people, the idea of flying is always exciting. But if you have travelled the world, boarding all manner of aircraft for both long and short distances like Atwoli, that excitement naturally fades away.
While flying is cool, we don't talk enough about how people are dehúmanised and how their dignity is crushed at the airport.
You must remove your belt, shoes, watch, etc. Why????
Your bags are checked, and suddenly, someone is handling your clothing including innerwear shamelessly, with impunity. If you have something even slightly suspicious, like a perfume, things can escalate very quickly.
Yes, it is for security and for our safety, but that process is not pleasant.
Anyway, once the new SGR extension to Malaba is complete, nobody will be happier than Papa Francis Atwoli himself. The elder will be boarding the train from his Coast beachfront holiday home and travelling express to his rural Kakamega mansion.....
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