CS Monica Juma Bashes Media For "Misleading The Country" In SGR Loan Reports -

Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma has bashed the media for misleading the nation about President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Chinese trip.

News reports indicated that the head of state who was accompanied to China by AU envoy Raila Odinga was supposed to secure a Sh368 billion SGR loan.

But according to Juma, the multi billion loan that could have seen the railway extended to Western Kenya was not a priority.

“In fact the SGR extension beyond Naivasha was never a priority agenda for the current mission to Beijing,” she tweeted.

In fact she said, the trip was focused on growing market access, development of the country’s industrial and special economic zones, and partnership with the private sectors for investment.

Strange headlines out of Nairobi today!

The relationship between Kenya and China is broader than the SGR. In fact the SGR extension beyond Naivasha was never a priority agenda for the current mission to Beijing.

— Amb. Monica Juma (@Diplomacy_Kenya) April 27, 2019

Our focus was on growing market access, development of our industrial and special economic zones, and partnership with the private sectors for investment. Significantly, the first PPP deal was struck yesterday. So where is this headline coming from?

— Amb. Monica Juma (@Diplomacy_Kenya) April 27, 2019