House team accuses agencies of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) blunders

Three State agencies involved in the multi-billion-shilling Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project made a series of blunders that could endanger Kenya's wildlife, a parliamentary committee has revealed.

The National Assembly Committee on Environment and Natural Resources singled out the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and Kenya Railways for giving SGR a 'bad image' by ignoring environmental impact assessment reports on Tsavo National Park and proceeding to fragment sections without considering the fate of wildlife in the park.