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Someone has been ‘eating’ from security-related contracts in the US: A fleet of 28 choppers being manufactured for Cousin Barry is ridiculously over budget. Turns out the Pentagon took European-made helicopters valued at Sh4.8 billion then aggressively added improvements and security measures that cost Sh39 billion for each whirlybird! And, no, even with Obama decrying this as "procurement run amok", nobody is stepping aside...
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