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Kenya Railways and NLC battle over SGR billions

An SGR cargo train transports containers from Mombasa to Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Kenya Railways has moved to court seeking an order to force the National Land Commission (NLC) to release money meant for land owners in an embarrassing legal battle pitting two state agencies against each other. 

Through, Muriu Mungai & Company advocates, the Railway corporation wants an intervention against the Mohamed Swazuri-led commission, accusing it of sitting on billions at the expense of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project.

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