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Editorial: Nairobi Expressway Toll Deal With Chinese Contractor Risks Creating Another “White Elephant”

by Eric Claude Olander
The new Nairobi Expressway that's being constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation. Image via @NrbXpressway_Ke.

The Business Daily Editorial Board warned the government that the proposed toll road pricing scheme for the new 27km Nairobi Expressway jeopardizes the financial stability of the project and risks creating another “white elephant” like the embattled Standard Gauge Railway.

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