The government has lost a bid to keep secret the Chinese loan agreements, operational deals and procurement records linked to the Sh600 billion standard gauge railway (SGR) line between Mombasa and Nairobi.
This follows a Court of Appeal’s decision upholding orders requiring the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, the Principal Secretary at the National Treasury and the Attorney-General to release the documents, opening the door to fresh public scrutiny of Kenya’s debt obligations and dealings between Nairobi and Beijing.
