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Procurement board stops Sh29.8 billion dam scandal at National Irrigation Board

PPARB Chairman Paul Gicheru

A public procurement board has unearthed a multi-billion shillings scandal at the National Irrigation Board (NIB) for construction of a dam in Turkana County.

The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) questioned how NIB arrived at the decision to award the tender for construction of Lowaat Dam Project at a cost of Sh29.8 billion when the total amount was estimated to be Sh17 billion.

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