State directed to release SGR contracts after Appeal Court ruling

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18-The Court of Appeal has ordered the disclosure of contracts and related documents for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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The Court of Appeal has ordered the Kenyan government to release contracts and related documents for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The ruling upholds a previous High Court decision, dismissing an appeal by the Attorney General.

The court affirmed the constitutional right to access information under Article 35.
Key parties involved include activists Khelef Khalifa and Wanjiru Gikonyo, the Attorney General, and the Kenya Railways Corporation.
The court found the government's justifications for withholding the documents, such as national security, insufficient.

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