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Why rice project is sinking in Nyanza swamp weeks after Raila accused of extortion

NAIROBI, KENYA: The fate of the Multi-billion shilling Yala swamp Dominion Farms project in Siaya hangs in the balance following a fallout between an America investor and Nyanza politicians.
Two weeks after Calvin Burges, the American investor behind the 15 years project, accused opposition leader Raila Odinga and ODM MPs of harassing and extorting money from him, hostility is rising against the investor amid reports that he is preparing to abandon the venture.

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