SGR pumped ‘Sh130 billion into Kenyan economy’

The SGR passenger services are being launched on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Chinese firm which built the high capacity railway track between Mombasa and Nairobi says it pumped billions of shillings in Kenya’s economy even as debate rages over the viability of the mega project.

The China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) said 40 per cent of the Sh327 billion contract (Sh130 billion) trickled to different segments of the economy.

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