China dictated terms to Kenya in SGR contract, Supreme Court told

Madaraka Express Inter-County Service train leaves after it was flagged off by then Transport CS James Macharia at SGR Nairobi Terminus. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

It was impossible for Kenya to wriggle out of the contentious multi-billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contract, the Supreme Court heard.

Supreme court judges Philomena Mwilu (Deputy Chief Justice), Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung'u and William Ouko on Tuesday heard that China placed a condition that shielded the project from competitive bidding.