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Review rates on roads construction to curb graft, Mutua tells Uhuru

Governor Alfred Mutua addressing a crowd after inspecting on-going roads construction works in Syokimau, Katani and Githunguri in Mavoko Sub County. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard]

Governor Alfred Mutua has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to introduce a policy review on cost of construction of national highways in order to curb massive loss of funds through exaggerated quotations.

Dr Mutua said on Monday that the cost of roads construction in Kenya had become way too expensive due to skewed design and engineering by merchants of graft with the aim of looting public funds.

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