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Locals vow project won’t take off before compensation

The all-weather road across Sigiri Bridge, which is part of the dykes built to stop the perennial floods in Budalang’i. [Joe Ombuor, Standard]

The national government and Budalang'i residents are on a collision course over compensation for their land, which has been earmarked for an irrigation project.

Last Friday, officials from a firm awarded the tender for the Sh10 billion.

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