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Thwake dam delays cost tax payers billions

A section of the expansive Thwake Dam in Makueni County.[File, Standard]

Delays in the construction of the Thwake Dam have cost taxpayers billions, with an audit revealing a 32 per cent price escalation to Sh48.9 billion.Auditor General Nancy Gathungu flagged the increase as a breach of legal variation limits, warning that delayed payments have also driven up interest costs.

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