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The Government has defended the performance of the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) — the firm that won the railway service concession.
At the same time, Kenyans will have to wait a little longer for a free port area.
Transport minister, Mr Chirau Mwakwere, told Parliament that it was "too early to judge the company’s performance". He also defended the tendering for the concession, saying RVR emerged the winner out of nine bidders.
Last week, MPs claimed the firm, which took over from Kenya Railways Corporation in running the railway business, was underperforming and asked the Government to cancel the deal.
MPs claimed railway services had continued to deteriorate despite the restructuring programme and questioned the tender. Through the concession, RVR will run the railway services for 25 years.
The Government has defended the performance of the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) — the firm that won the railway service concession.
At the same time, Kenyans will have to wait a little longer for a free port area.
Transport minister, Mr Chirau Mwakwere, told Parliament that it was "too early to judge the company’s performance". He also defended the tendering for the concession, saying RVR emerged the winner out of nine bidders.
Last week, MPs claimed the firm, which took over from Kenya Railways Corporation in running the railway business, was underperforming and asked the Government to cancel the deal.
MPs claimed railway services had continued to deteriorate despite the restructuring programme and questioned the tender. Through the concession, RVR will run the railway services for 25 years.
According to the contract, Mwakwere said evaluation of the concessionaire’s performance, starts after two years.
The nature of the industry required adequate time to put in place reforms due to delays in delivery of spare parts, added the minister.
Source:
The Standard
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