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Construction of Sh14b dam gets new funder

Former Masaba North OCPD Philip Wambugu addresses residents of Bonyunyu where the Government is planning to build a Sh14 billion dam. [Stanley Ongwae].

A Dutch bank has agreed to fund construction of Bonyunyu Dam at a cost of Sh14 billion. The cost of the mega water project moved from Sh5.8 billion to Sh14 billion after feasibility studies, making an initial funder step back.

Some of the components that saw the cost rise include increase in the number of land compensation beneficiaries in Nyamira and Kisii counties.

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