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Activist petitions EACC to halt smart city project over alleged irregularities

Bungoma-based activist Barasa Nyukuri wants EACC to halt ongoing Smart City project. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

A Bungoma-based activist has petitioned the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to intervene and halt the ongoing smart city project at the Bungoma airstrip, citing alleged legal and procedural irregularities.

Barasa Nyukuri submitted the petition on Wednesday at the EACC’s Western Region offices in Bungoma, calling for investigations into what he said was the ‘illegal construction ‘on Land Parcel No. Bungoma Township/345, measuring approximately 36.95 acres and locally known as wanna ndege, initially the Bungoma airstrip.

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