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Kenya: Are Chinese Investors in SGR Project Neo-Colonial Predators?
Nation, 28 June 2017
Chinese investors in Kenya's standard gauge railway (SGR) project generally responded fairly to challenges, and should not be regarded as "neo-colonial predators," a study by… Read more »
Are the Chinese in Kenya's Rail Project Neo-Colonial Predators?
Officials of the Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation, the builder of the Sh327 billion railway, "made a visible effort to set up mechanisms to help them engage with local communities and address their concerns," a report says. The Kenyan government and the country's political culture are seen, in contrast, as the source of many of the problems and conflicts that arose during construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa rail line, reports Kevin J. Kelley.
President Uhuru Kenyatta launches the cargo freight services of the standard gauge railway at the Port Reitz station in Mombasa (file photo).
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Kenya Railways management says the demand will see the corporation schedule additional trains to handle more passengers. Read more »
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President Uhuru Kenyatta says the standard gauge railway will instead create more opportunities for matatu and boda boda operators as he directed the Ministry of Transport and ... Read more »
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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 »
