Kenya allocates $247m more for dams despite audit queries
The site of the Itare Dam Water Supply Project in Ndoinet in Kuresoi North, Nakuru. Ongoing building of dams in Kenya first came under sharp public scrutiny in February after a probe was launched into circumstances under which Ksh21 billion ($207.68 million) was paid to an insolvent Italian company for construction of the Kimwarer and Arror dams in Elgeyo Marakwet. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Some Ksh25 billion ($247.2 million) has been allocated for the ongoing construction of dams in Kenya in the financial year starting July, amid questions over previous use of money for the projects.
The expenditure plan for fiscal year 2019-20 tabled before the National Assembly end of April shows dams will account for more than a third of the Ksh72.3 billion ($715 million) earmarked for projects in the broader sector of agriculture and food security, water and irrigation.
