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How deal was conceived and the fallout five years later

Chirau Ali Mwakwere
                                               Chirau Ali Mwakwere                PHOTO: COURTESY

By Paul Wafula

The deal to get China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to build the Kenya railway was struck in an office in Westlands in 2008. On the table were only two people — a former manager at CRBC, and a well-connected city businessman who has been key in most Chinese deals involving the Kenya government.

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