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Waita defends Raila on the Sh300 billion SGR loan confusion

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On April 20, Opposition-Leader-Turned-President Uhuru Kenyatta’s-ally Raila Odinga said in Nyakach he was optimistic that his trip to China with the president would yield Sh300-billion loan for the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to Uganda.

Two days later, Raila and the president flew to China to attend the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) summit.

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