Nairobi, Feb. 3 -- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has been allowed to challenge a decision directing it to pay Sh201 million to an Israeli construction firm.

A judge of the Court of Appeal said SBI International Holdings (Kenya) had not demonstrated that it would suffer "weighty, infirming or uncompensable" prejudice if KeNHA is allowed to appeal against the decision.

The Sh201 million is one of multiple claims from the construction firm that the roads agency has been contesting.

KeNHA submitted that it did not appeal against the decision made in March last year because it became aware of the ruling after the period within which it was required to file an appeal had lapsed.

The agency expressed apprehension that it woul...