Friends of the Rail Forum

A team tasked with reviewing the skewed contract between Kenya and the Chinese firm operating the Sh327 billion standard gauge railway (SGR) has hit a dead end.

This comes after China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the contractor, refused to provide key information protected by the confidentiality clauses in the controversial contract, on the grounds that it was “sensitive and private”.

“The negotiation for a review of the operation and maintenance contract did not progress because the operator refused to provide information that would enable the team to determine reasonable costs of SGR operations,” a highly-placed source said...

Finer details of the contract between Kenyan government and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will remain under wraps, it has emerged. This is after CRBC refused to share the crucial information to a task force mandated to review the Ksh327 billion SGR that has been termed as skewed...