Standard Gauge Railway

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he previous administration led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, pictured here with Xi Jinping, cited confidentiality clauses in the agreement, and the possible injuring of relations with China. [Photo/ CGTN]
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SGR Contract: 9 Conditions China Set for Ksh437B Loan to Kenya

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has made public the original contract signed between Kenyan authorities and China for the construction of the Standard...

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KRA To Clear Transit Cargo in Naivasha

Owners of cargo and their clearing agents will from Tuesday collect their goods at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Naivasha after the...

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Tanzania Secures Sh146.9 Billion Financing For its SGR Project

Tanzania's Ministry of Finance has signed a facility agreement with Standard Chartered for a US$1.46 billion term loan financing to fund the construction...

The SGR Protest in Mombasa. The CBK has indicted the government for its stand saying that the multibillion developments are not impacting the common man the way they should. [Photo/Mohammed Ali]
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Anti-SGR Protests Police Attack on Journalist Condemned

Civil society groups and business operators in Mombasa have been staging protests against a directive issued last year by the government that they...

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Kenyan avocados cleared to enter expansive Chinese market

Kenyan farmers will now export their popular hass avocados to China following a trade deal signed when President Kenyatta met his Chinese counterpart...

ECONOMY

SGR Nairobi-Naivasha line to miss Madaraka Day 2019 deadline

Compensation disputes in unfinished segments of the Standard Gauge Railway Nairobi-Naivasha route are all that stand between the completion of the 120-kilometre line...

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Kenya, Uganda to jointly negotiate railway funding with China

Kenyan and Ugandan officials will jointly seek funding from the Chinese government for a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking the two neighbouring countries....

ECONOMY

China steps up Africa charm offensive with Sh6 trillion loans

China announced a Ksh6 trillion financial package for Africa days after British Prime Minister Theresa May toured the continent on a business partnership offensive....

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Chinese workers to face prosecution over SGR discrimination

Chinese workers on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will face prosecution if allegations of their mistreatment of their Kenyan counterparts are found to...