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US defends Sh300b road tender pact

US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec

The US Government has defended the awarding of a multi-billion-shilling road contract to an American firm without any competitive bidding.

The American embassy in Nairobi said the Sh300 billion Nairobi-Mombasa expressway project has been two years in the making and had been evaluated to ensure Kenyans get value for their money and that it was not a ‘thank you gift’ for supporting the sitting government.

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