Ruto and Raila trade barbs over flagship projects in hunt for votes

KPA reported a 62 percent drop in profit after tax for the year to June 2020.

Mombasa County Government lost close to Sh2 billion in revenue collection since operationalisation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in 2018. - Joho

Three years ago, NLC took parcels of land in the semi-arid area for the SGR but the government agency has failed to compensate the affected families.

They say SGR is the largest capital-intensive infrastructure project ever done in Kenya, costing over $4.5 billion (over Sh450 billion).

The president is working hard to be remembered positively for improving Kenyans' conditions.

Projects under the transport and agriculture sectors have been allocated a big chunk of the 2021-2022 Budget.

Kenya was from January 21 supposed to start repaying the Sh162 billion China loan used to build the Nairobi-Naivasha SGR line.

Excluding the handling and last mile costs, moving cargo on SGR costs about $500 (Sh53,000).

If the government wants to build a roadway that passes through your parcel of land, they will seize the land and compensate you.

The loans to build the railway line would have ballooned Kenya’s debt to China to almost a ruinous Sh1 trillion.

He claims President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government has been relying on loans, which have no clear accountability checks

When the idea was first floated to him, former President Mwai Kibaki wanted Kenya to wait at least 30 years to live the dream of a high-speed rail.