Man behind SGR ‘sold the idea to Jubilee after ditching Raila’

President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off the cargo train in Mombasa on May 30. (Photo: Boniface Okendo, Standard)

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has claimed the cost of building phase one of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was Sh220 billion and not the Sh327 billion spent by the Jubilee administration.

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, one of Raila’s most loyal foot soldiers, even threatened to stop the inaugural passenger ride last week over its cost.