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Kenya:
Senator Backs Railway Project
The Star, 29 January 2014
Kericho Senator Charles Keter has told President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto to speed up the construction of the standard gauge railway. Read more »
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Kenya:
Railway Project Must Go On - President Kenyatta
The Star, 28 January 2014
President Uhuru Kenyatta tight the nuts of the standard gauge railway line as first lady Margaret Kenyatta, deputy president William Ruto, Mombasa governor Hassan Joho look on.… Read more »
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Kenya:
MPs Warned Against Remarks On Rail Tender
The Star, 28 January 2014
A parliamentary committee has warned MPs against commenting on the controversy surrounding the construction of the Sh327 billion Mombasa- Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. Read more »
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Kenya:
Keep Off the Railway Talk,Pic Caution Leaders
The Star, 28 January 2014
Mps have been cautioned against the debate surrounding the standard gauge railway. Public Investment committee chair Adan Keynan says standing orders are clear on a matter under a… Read more »
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Kenya:
Stop Rail Tender, Githongo Tells Uhuru
The Star, 27 January 2014
Two former anti-corruption czars and a renowned governance consultant now want President Uhuru Kenyatta to suspend the controversial standard gauge railway project. Read more »
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Kenya:
Act On Graft Reports, Khalwale Tells Uhuru
The Star, 27 January 2014
KAKAMEGA Senator Bonny Khalwale has asked the national government to implement reports from parliamentary committee probes. Khalwale said the ongoing parliamentary probes will be a… Read more »
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Kenya:
Ruto Tells Corrupt Cartels to Keep Off
The Star, 27 January 2014
DEPUTY President William Ruto has said the constitutional responsibilities bestowed on the President and himself are not for doing business with corrupt cartels but serving Kenyans… Read more »
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Kenya:
Law Makers to Name and Shame Rail Project Schemers
CAJ News, 27 January 2014
MEMBERS of Parliament aligned to the Jubilee party threatened to expose businesspeople they claimed were behind the problems facing the construction of the controversial Standard… Read more »
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Kenya:
Call to Halt Controversial Rail Project
CAJ News, 27 January 2014
PROMINENT anti-corruption proponents called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to halt the Standard Gauge Railway project until investigations into alleged corruption were complete. Read more »
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Kenya:
Chinese to Pay 85 Percentof Kenya Railway
EA Business, 26 January 2014
Export-Import Bank of China is paying 85% of the costs of the proposed standard gauge railway Kenya is building. Read more »
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Kenya:
Anti-Corruption Campaigners Want Railway Project Halted
Capital FM, 26 January 2014
Leading anti-corruption campaigners have now written to President Uhuru Kenyatta, urging him to suspend the Standard Gauge Railway project until the issues surrounding it are… Read more »
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Kenya:
Anglo-Leasing, Goldenberg Architects Fuelling Railway Row
Capital FM, 26 January 2014
Jubilee legislators are now blaming architects of the infamous Goldenberg and Anglo-Leasing scandals of frustrating the construction of the multi-billion Standard Gauge Railway… Read more »
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Kenya:
Nairobi-Mombasa Rail Will Cost Sh447.5 Billion
The Star, 25 January 2014
THE government yesterday maintained that the total cost for the first phase of the controversial standard gauge railway stands at Sh447.5 billion. Read more »
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Kenya:
Cabinet Secretary "Ignorant" of Railway Project Cost
CAJ News, 22 January 2014
THE controversy surrounding the Standard Gauge Railway scheme took a new twist after it emerged Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was not aware of the exact cost of the project. Read more »
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Kenya:
Railway Tender Row Takes a New Twist
The Star, 22 January 2014
Attorney General Githu Muigai has distanced himself from the railway tender controversy.The AG told the Public Investment committee that he had wrote an advisory letter providing… Read more »
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Kenya:
Standard Gauge Railway to Cost Sh447.5 Billion, Says Treasury CS
The Star, 22 January 2014
TREASURY Secretary Henry Rotich has said the construction of the standard gauge railway will cost the taxpayer Sh447.5 billion. The amount is Sh120 billion more than what Transport… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kamau Absolves Govt From Railway Project Blame
CAJ News, 22 January 2014
THE Transport Cabinet Secretary, Eng. Michael Kamau, once again rose to the defence of the government over the controversial Standard Gauge Railway Project. Read more »
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Kenya:
Treasury Contradicts Kamau On Railway Project Cost
Capital FM, 21 January 2014
Controversy over the multi-billion shilling standard gauge railway project took a new twist after National Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich contradicted his Transport and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Railway Project Is of No Use, Says MP Nyamweya
The Star, 21 January 2014
South Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya has asked the government not to build the Sh1.3 trillion railway line from Mombasa-Nairobi. Nyamweya said it is illogical to build the railway… Read more »
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Kenya:
MPs Probe Ownership of Chinese Railway Company
The Star, 21 January 2014
The Public Investments Committee of the National Assembly has asked for more details about the company that won the tender to build the Sh320 billion standard gauge railway from… Read more »
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Kenya:
Work On Standard Gauge Railway Has Begun - PS
The Star, 20 January 2014
WORK on the multi-billion standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi has begun at some of the 11 sites that were earmarked for the project's initial phase, Transport PS Nduva… Read more »