Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, accompanied by his wife Margaret, attends Mashujaa (Heroes) Day at the Nyayo National Stadium in capital Nairobi October 20, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has defended the tender for a multibillion-dollar railway project that was won by a Chinese company and sparked widespread criticism over the transparency of the process.
China Road and Bridge Corporation was appointed to build the first phase of Kenya's biggest ever infrastructure project, but anti-corruption watchdogs have urged Kenyatta to suspend construction while two parliamentary committees investigate the tender.
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