Former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar is rallying coastal residents to sue the government for the economic loss brought about by the SGR. The Sh370 billion project, which was marred with cases of graft, has hurt the economy of the coastal region, especially Mombasa, rather than uplifting it. Speaking during a consultative forum on SGR issues, the revenue sharing formula, the BBI and the state of Mombasa county at the Renaissance Centre, Omar said only a few individuals benefitted from the SGR project. Omar questioned if the government conducted any assessment on the social economic impact before the SGR project was done. We will sue you as an individual, we will sue the estate and the companies,” he said.

Source: The Star August 10, 2020 20:02 UTC