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At a glance: The great dams scandal

President Uhuru Kenyatta taking oath of office in 2013. [Photo: Courtesy]

When the Jubilee government was inaugurated in 2013, it embarked on a journey of ensuring more supply of water for domestic use, as well as irrigation, by expanding dam networks across the country.

Ironically, this has become a pipe dream with talk of shadowy payments being made for work on Arror and Kamwarer dam projects even before the earthmovers have been fuelled.

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