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Bonyunyu Dam project costs increased from Sh6 billion to Sh9 billion

A defective water tank towers high above ballast breaker at a quarry in Nyamira county in Nyamaiya village on March 22, 2015. Multitudes of people who were supplied water via this tank in the region before quarry activities started have very little to smile about today since the state of the tank cannot hold the precious commodity anymore despite the worldwide celebration of water day. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The cost of constructing Bonyunyu Dam in Nyamira County has been increased from the initial 60 million euros (Sh6.6 billion) to 90 million euros (Sh9.9 billion).

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