Jubilee owns up to the existence of the Northern Collector Tunnel

Hon Raila Odinga had long left the government when all these illegalities were being committed.Besides, Hon John Michuki, who was the environment minister at the time the Master Plan was unveiled, vehemently opposed this project and the grand coalition government agreed to defer to him in his capacity as the responsible minister, pending further consultations.PHOTO: COURTESY

The Jubilee Government has finally owned up to the existence of the Northern Collector Tunnel which the government says has never been listed either as its achievement or its plan for the country including during the State of the Nation addresses by the President, and briefings by the members of the Cabinet that have preceded the President’s State of the Nation address since 2014.

That veil of secrecy has finally been lifted. But it still needs to be explained. The owning up has however come with the caveat that the project was launched by Hon. Raila Odinga in 2012 which brings controversy since  Odinga launched the Nairobi Water Master Plan and not the Northern Collector Tunnel.