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Fire trucks, toilets that cost counties millions

In August, Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto caused a stir on social media after he unveiled fire engines in the county. The fire engines were Tata trucks that looked like they had been painted red and fitted with ladders and water containers.

But Mr Ruto defended the trucks, saying they had been fitted with water tanks that could hold up to 15,000 litres of water.

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