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Leaders call for revival of Sh1.4b dam that stalled residents' hopes

An abandoned petrol pump stands in the bush

Kitui County Government has asked the National Assembly to set aside funds to complete the construction of the Umaa Dam that stalled in 2011 due to row over rising costs.

The project stalled when the cost for the project rose from Sh824 million to Sh1.4 billion, but the local county government is unable to take it up and complete it because the national, the county administration says. 

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