Chinese firms now capture bulk of KURA roads

Contractors hired by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority re-carpet Kimathi Street on Tuesday, June 09, 2020. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Chinese companies now control half the value of urban road contracts across the counties, expanding their dominance from the national highways.

An analysis by the Business Daily shows Chinese contractors controlled 50 percent of Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) projects worth Sh25.5 billion that were undertaken last year.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.