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Water PS Korir put on the spot over Sh14m dam land

Water Principal Secretary Julius Korir when he appeared before a Parliamentary Committee. [David Njaaga, Standard]

A parliamentary team is investigating how the Water Department irregularly acquired land in Narok for construction of a multi-million-shilling dam.

The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday questioned Principal Secretary Julius Korir on why the government had given the greenlight for construction of the dam yet it had no ownership documentation for the parcel of land worth Sh14 million.

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