SGR work stalls as strike enters second day

Some of the workers involved in the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Naivasha after going on strike near Satellite center in Mai Mahiu in Naivasha. The workers are accusing the Chinese contractor of poor payment and ferrying them to work using open trucks [Photo, Standard]

Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in the Naivasha section has now stalled after a strike by workers entered its second day.

The workers from the Satellite section in Mai Mahiu defied a three-hour notice by the contractor to resume duties.