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Kenya, UK agree deal for Sh425 billion mega dam
President William Ruto with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change conference COP27 at the Sharm El Sheikh Congress Centre, Egypt. PHOTO | PCS
A new multipurpose dam to be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties will cost Sh425 billion following a deal by President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday.
The building of the dam, which will be Kenya’s second expensive infrastructure project after the standard gauge railway, is part of six projects worth Sh500 billion to be fast-tracked under a new UK pact signed on the sidelines of the climate conference COP27 underway in Egypt. Initially, the dam was estimated to cost about Sh220 billion ($2 billion).
