SGR pact with China a risk to Kenyan sovereignty, assets

The standard gauge railway project. Its construction was funded by China. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenya’s key strategic assets at home and abroad will not be protected by “sovereignty” and risk being seized by the Chinese government should there be a default in repaying the Standard Gauge Railway loan, a copy of the contract seen by the Sunday Nation reveals.

The initial agreement for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway signed on May 11, 2014 also details how the pact will be governed by Chinese laws with all disputes being arbitrated in Beijing.