Standard's Najma Ismail appointed Tourism board member
Nairobi
By
Jael Mboga
| Aug 08, 2020
In 2016, the National Environment Tribunal stopped construction of a section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that was to pass through the park.
Phase 2A of the SGR project, Nairobi-Naivasha section, was to be constructed through the Nairobi National Park.
The orders were issued after activist Okiyah Omtatah and Kenya Coalition for Wildlife Conservation successfully filled an application against National Environmental Management Authority (Nema), Kenya Wildlife Service, China Road and Bridge Corporation, Kenya Railways Corporation, the Attorney General and the ministries of Environment and Transport.
Njoroge's statement, appointment and revocation comes at a time when the tourism industry is grappling with the effects of the pandemic.
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