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Our hands were tied regarding SGR tender, says Kenya Railways

Makadara express passenger train leaves Standard Gauge Railway terminal in Mombasa in July 2020. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

The government failed to competitively seek a contractor to build the Sh500 billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) as it had no means to finance it.

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