Chinese firm says nearly 20,000 Kenyans working on rail project

Ongoing construction works of the standard gauge railway in Voi on March 15. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU

Nearly 20,000 Kenyans are working on the 472km Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) project with general labourers picked from the local areas to spread the benefits to the rural counties.

The contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), says that it has hired 19,858 Kenyans who are working alongside 2,000 Chinese management and technical personnel.

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