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Kenyans React to Publication of SGR Documents

by Cobus van Staden
Cover story of Tuesday's Standard newspaper in Kenya that blasted the new government for failing to provide the full contract for the Standard Gauge Railway.

The decision by the incoming government of Kenya to release some documents relating to the controversial Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway is causing massive controversy at home. 

The main reaction has been anger that the main commercial contract has not yet been published. The published loan agreements outline the basic terms of the deal, but the commercial contract could reveal whether the contract was padded by Kenyan officials and some of the Chinese entities involved.

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