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Qalaa Holdings says RVR is already classified as a non-cur\u00adrent asset held for sale and company is in talks to divest from it. Kenyan media had said <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/04\/06\/kenya-terminates-25-year-concession-for-qalaa-to-operate-rvr\/\">last week<\/a> that the Kenyan government had terminated RVR\u2019s 25-year concession agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qalaa Holdings-owned Rift Valley Railways (RVR) said it obtained a court decision forcing a stay on the decision to terminate its concession rights to a court date of 19 May 2017, an EGX statement read. 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