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State slashes cost for model Galana project by half to Sh7.2b

Irrigation and water Cabinet secretary Eugene Wamalwa(right)and his Principal Secretary Patrick Mwangi addressing the press at Maji house

The Government has cut by half the cost of the 10,000-acre model farm of the ambitious Galana-Kulalu food security project in a new road map announced yesterday.

Irrigation and Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa said the project will cost Sh7.2 billion down from Sh14 billion earlier estimated. He said the ministry formed a task force to review the Galana contract and phased out what was not essential for irrigation.

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