Kenyan Court Declares Entire SGR Contract Illegal

[John Ashworth]

Court Declares Entire SGR Contract Illegal

The Court of Appeal on Friday declared that the entire Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contract illegal dealing a blow to the Jubilee Government which has for its time in office defended the project as a “game-changer much to the chagrin of critics who have questioned the viability of the project which constitutes a section christened “The Railroad to Nowhere”...

[John Ashworth]

Court rules Kenya Railways failed transparency test in SGR project

The Court of Appeal has said Kenya Railways Corporation, as the procuring entity of the Standard Gauge Railway, failed to meet the constitutional threshold of fairness and transparency...

Havi faults court ruling on SGR, says state might have sinister plan

Law Society of Kenya president Nelson Havi has faulted the court ruling which declared the SGR contract unconstitutional. He said the government may be planning to use the ruling should the contractor - China Road and Bridge Company - sues for breach of contract...

[John Ashworth]

Contract for Kenya’s China-funded railway ruled ‘illegal’

the rail project has faced one setback after another, and the latest could have major implications on its future and any other projects that may follow...

[John Ashworth]

Kenya court rejects China's multi-billion dollar BRI rail project

Kenya's appeals court has ruled that the contract between the Kenyan government and China Road Bridge Corporation(CRBC) failed to comply with its laws...

[John Ashworth]

China confident Kenya will properly handle the SGR case: official

Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is of great significance to the country's economic and social development and the Chinese side believes Kenya will properly handle a court ruling that declared the contract with the Chinese builder contravened the country's procurement law, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya said on Wednesday...