Kenya's foreign exchange reserves have experienced a significant drop of USD 487 million (approximately KES 63.9 billion) over the past week, following substantial repayments of external debt.
The USD 4.7 billion rail project known as the Standard Gauge Railway starts from Kenya's coastal region, began five years ago and has become the focus of multiple criminal investigations, weighing down the country's economy with debt.
Nairobi [Kenya], October 22 (ANI): Accumulated Chinese loans pushed Kenya near default and Beijing may seize Kenyan assets if it could not pay its debts.
Nairobi [Kenya], October 15 (ANI): Chinese banks have fined Kenya 1.312 billion Kenyan shillings in the year ended June for defaults on loans provided to build the standard gauge railway (SGR), according to Treasury documents seen by Business Daily Africa.
Nairobi [Kenya], June 25 (ANI): A Kenyan appellate court has ruled that the USD 3.2 billion railway contract between Kenya and the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) is illegal.