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Cost of Itare dam project increases to Sh40 billion

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Stalled Itare Dam project in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The government's plan to revive the construction of the Itare dam in Kuresoi North, Nakuru county will cost the taxpayers an extra Sh5 billion.

Initially, the dam whose construction was launched in 2016, was to cost Sh35 billion.

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