Nairobi, Sept. 18 -- The High Court has declined a request by the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) to refer to arbitration a case filed by an Israeli contractor seeking to be paid Sh1.3 billion following termination of a contract.
KeNHA wanted the proceedings of the case filed by SBI International Holdings AG (Kenya), which was undertaking dualling of Kisumu Boys Roundabout - Mamboleo Junction, suspended to allow the arbitration process.
In the case, the contractor is seeking court's order to enforce decision of the Disputes Board (DB) issued in April 2019 awarding it Sh1.3 billion following termination of the agreement.
The contractor abandoned works on the eight-kilometre dual carriage in December 2018 citing unpaid arrears and...