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I'm worth Sh31m and don't own a car, says youngest Cabinet nominee

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Eric Mugaa, nominee for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, before the Committee on Appointments at the Mini Chambers,County Hall,Nairobi . August 2nd,2024 [Elvis Ogina,,Standard]

Water, Irrigation and Sanitation Cabinet Secretary nominee Eric Muuga has promised to solve Kenya's perennial water shortage, even as he admitted that President William Ruto's dreams of constructing large-scale dams would be untenable.

Muuga, who appeared before the National Assembly's Committee on Appointment for vetting, attributed the challenges in constructing the dams to the rejection of the Finance Bill 2024.

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