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Court suspends Sh26b fishing project after Omtatah petition

By Joackim Bwana | 4yrs ago

Officials during an inspection tour of Shimoni fishing port in Kwale County on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

The court has suspended a tender for the building of the Sh2.6 billion Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale County to Southern Engineering Company Limited (SECO).

Activist Okiya Omtatah moved to court seeking to have the tender suspended pending hearing and determination of his petition.

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