Kenya extends tenure of China SGR loans to 2040

Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

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Kenya has extended the tenure of the three Chinese loans used for construction of the standard gauge railway (SGR) to 2040, with the extra five years aimed at easing the burdening quarterly payments.

Treasury reckons that it negotiated new terms that turned the loans into 15-year-old facility from this year, and includes a new five-year grace period—where Kenya will be exempted from paying the principal amount.

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