Chinese firm in fresh SGR deal raises questions

President William Ruto (right) and China Communications Construction Company Chairman Song Hailiang, launch the land-mark construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway line in Narok.

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A Chinese firm has bagged the deal to extend the standard gauge railway (SGR) to Kisumu amid questions over the terms of the transaction and financing.

China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) on Thursday broke ground to extend the line from Naivasha, reviving a project that has stalled for over six years after initial lending from Beijing dried up.

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