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Fix project land issues in Kenya

Part of the reason the government of Uganda is said to have opted to build its oil pipeline through Tanzania is the high cost of land in Kenya.PHOTO: COURTESY

Part of the reason the government of Uganda is said to have opted to build its oil pipeline through Tanzania is the high cost of land in Kenya.

Whenever infrastructural development is earmarked for certain areas of the country, the going price of an acre of land more than doubles. This tends to have the negative effect of stalling such projects.

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