The Kenyan government has cancelled a Ksh190 billion (€1.3 billion) deal with a French company that had been hired to construct the Nairobi-Nakuru dual carriageway.
Sources privy to the information revealed that President William Ruto's administration ditched the multi-billion-shilling highway construction deal and instead awarded the project to a Chinese contractor.
The agreement for the construction of the 140-kilometre road was signed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2020 during his visit to Paris, France.
According to sources, Kenya's decision to end the contract followed the government's decision to revisit the contract after concerns from the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) officials.
