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Agency disputes figures paid to Italian dam contractor

By Geoffrey Mosoku | 7yrs ago

Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Managing Director David Kimosop left shows a team of experts the extent of the projected 77000-acre irrigation scheme at lower Turkwell on the border of West Pokot and Turkana counties. [Photo: Fred Kibor]

The management of Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) says it paid Sh7.6 billion to an Italian dam contractor and not Sh21 billion as alleged.

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