CS Wamalwa’s ministry has not paid us Sh1B arrears, dam contractors cry

The contractors were hired by reconstituted Water and Irrigation Ministry under CS Eugene Wamalwa under the Equalisation Funds meant for marginalised Counties. [File, Standard]

Contractors from upper eastern who dug boreholes on behalf of the Department of Irrigation have complained that they are yet to be paid for work done since 2016.

About 100 of them who were contracted to construct water pans and small dams in the region and parts of North Eastern yesterday said the State owes them more than Sh1billion.