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Taxpayers face Sh158b penalty if State pulls out of PPP projects

By Frankline Sunday | 4yrs ago

Uhuru Highway:Nairobi Expressway construction. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Kenyan taxpayers could be forced to pay Sh158 billion to investors if the government opts out of some of the projects under Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs).    

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