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One of the most ambitious government projects allocated funds in this year’s budget is under threat after it emerged that the land (worth approximately Sh1.6 billion) on which it is supposed to sit has been grabbed and sold out to gullible Kenyans, The Standard on Sunday can reveal.
Ownership of the land originally belonging to Numerical Machining Complex (NMC), one of the target engines the government intends to use for massive industrial expansion, is in private hands that include self-help groups.
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