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Sh24b Karemenu dam in limbo as locals eject contractor

Water CS Simon Chelugui (left) shares a light moment with Gatundu North MP Wanjiku Kibe and National Land Commission Chairman Mohammed Swazuri after a meeting at Kiriko Primary School. [Kamau Maichuhie/Standard]

The much-anticipated ground breaking ceremony for the construction of Sh24 billion Karemenu II dam in Gatundu North has been thwarted.

This is after angry residents ejected the contractor expected to undertake the work over unsettled compensation dues.

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