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‘I blew Sh7m windfall and now I got nothing’

Miano Kaminja 70, the former millionaire turned beggar after squandering millions he got as land compensation to pave way for a Sh19 billion water dam at Rukenya village , Kirinyaga County (PHOTO; MUNENE KAMAU/STANDARD)

Miano Kaminja, 70, still has hopes that another windfall will come his way and lift him from his misery.

In February 2013, he received a Sh7 million payout after the Government acquired his two-and-a-half acre land for construction of a dam.

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