Contractor’s relief in row over damaged fibre optic cables

The court found no credible evidence that Sinohydro knew of the cables’ existence before excavation, a key factor in establishing negligence.

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The High Court has rejected compensation claims against a State-owned Chinese firm, Sinohydro Construction Limited which accused of damaging underground telecommunications cables that had been installed along a section of the Nairobi-Thika highway.

The court allowed Sinohydro’s appeal and set aside a lower court ruling that had found it liable for destroying fibre cables belonging to Frontier Optical Networks Limited.

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