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Kenya Railways Dismisses Efforts to Cancel Contract With the Company’s Chinese Partner

by Eric Olander
SIMON MAINA/AFP

Kenya Railways downplayed reports that it will be forced to cancel its contract with the Chinese-run AfriStar, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned enterprise China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), that currently operates the country’s Standard Gauge Railway, according to The Standard newspaper.

On Sunday, The Standard broke the story that Solicitor General (SG) Kennedy Ogeto called for the immediate termination of the contract with AfriStar, two years ahead of the agreement’s scheduled review date.

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