Wanjigi Exposes Uhuru’s Gov’t, Reveals Real Cost of SGR

According to businessman Jimi Wanjigi, Kenyans were never supposed to foot the bill for the more than Sh500 billion standard gauge railway (SGR), whose price was inflated by more than ten times

Wanjigi now claims to have conceived the project idea in 2008, claims that the railway line from Mombasa to Malaba was supposed to cost Sh55 billion and be privately funded.The businessman did not provide any proof to back up his claims.

Wanjigi revealed that the project’s cost was exaggerated by more than ten times what feasibility studies revealed after the Jubilee government took power.

“SGR was a project that I started with the same , China Road and Bridge, in 2008.We We invested a significant amount of money in feasibility and technical studies. When we first started, the plan was for the rail to be a private rail with no ties to the government. Actually, the government was supposed to just provide the land, which we were willing to lease,” Wanjigi said.

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