According to The Star, a video resurfaced online showing contractors at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) slaughtering a bull before working on the 16km Western bypass . The video is said to have been filmed last week during the official launch of the Western Bypass construction site. Contractors at the site slaughtering a cowChinese Embassy spokesperson Zhang Gang defended the practice terming it "a common, harmless practice by contractors." It a common practice with Chinese nationals that when launching a new project some form of ritual is done. The four-lane highway will connect with the Nairobi-Southern Bypass at Gitaru and the Northern Bypass at Ruaka.

Source: The Star February 25, 2019 16:52 UTC