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Kenya: Environmentalists Protest China-Backed Railway Construction
VOA, 1 March 2018
Environmental activists in Kenya have pledged to take further legal action against Kenyan and Chinese corporations if contractors move forward with construction of a railway bridge… Read more »
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Kenya: Protests as Rail Construction Begins in Nairobi National Park
Capital FM, 1 March 2018
Tens of environmentalists gathered at Uhuru Park on Thursday, to protest the passage of the Standard Gauge Railway through the Nairobi National Park. Read more »
Construction of Railway Line in Nairobi Park Angers Kenyans
Environmentalists say that the construction of a railway bridge across the Nairobi National Park will affect the ecology, and endanger wildlife and their natural habitat. The bridge will form part of the regional standard gauge railway project, which is largely funded by China.
The conservationists are concerned that construction works continue in the park in defiance of an express injunction.
InFocus
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China's vice-minister for Foreign Affairs Zhang Ming has rubbished social media claims that locomotives on the new standard gauge railway are refurbishments of old models. He also ... Read more »
