CS Macharia tells Chinese company not to expect pay

Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Transport and Infrastrure James Macharia makes his keynote address on the Government Development Progress of his Minstry during the Inter-Ministerial Public Symposium attended by several Cabinet Secretaries at KICC Nairobi 17/03/16 PHOTO MOSES OMUSULA

Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said the transport ministry will not pay Sh4 billion demanded by a Chinese contractor over a cancelled airport project.

His position is informed by a legal opinion sought by the ministry indicating that the Sh60 billion-worth tender to develop the Greenfield terminal was illegal. “They cannot claim anything from us...We got legal advice indicating that, indeed, the contracts were null and void,” said Mr Macharia.