Chinese to work at Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway till 2027
Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 13:37
Chinese to work at Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway till 2027
In Summary
The Transport ministry has defended the Sh1.7 billion-a-month cost of running SGR and has assured Kenyans that the line is making profit and will by 2020 pay back its loan.
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the percentage of Chinese workers will reduce yearly, with the peak in 2027 when SGR will be run 100 per cent by Kenyans.
Mr Macharia also fought back allegations of racism and discrimination of Kenyans working at the SGR, promising to present a report to Parliament on Tuesday.
At least 650 of the 2,679 are outsourced security staff, and 394 pre-employment trainees at the Railway Training Institute.