Kenyan oil marketers rake in billions from railway project supplies

A Kenya Railways wagon drives underneath the Standard Guage Railway (SGR) line at Kyulu Bridge near Mtito Andei

NAIROBI: As construction of the Standard Gauge Railway enters the home stretch, Kenyan firms are reaping huge as suppliers.

According to the contract signed between the Government and the contractor of the project, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the venture should source for at least 40 per cent of its raw materials from Kenyan firms.