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How State officials plot with locals to steal in mega projects

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s announcement, earlier this week, that the much anticipated construction of the Lamu project would begin next month was received with a sigh of relief not only in Kenya, but also in the other six African countries that will benefit from its completion.

To underscore the inter-continental importance of the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor, the project will enjoy the close attention of the Heads of State from seven African countries on the African Union Commission and the New Partnership for African Development (Nepad).

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