Deputy president Dr. William Ruto (photo courtesy)
Arror and Kimwarer dams, ghost projects alleged to have resulted
in the loss of Sh21 billion, will proceed to completion, Deputy
President William Ruto has said.
The DP said this in Garissa County on Friday, a day after denying that that amount of money was lost in the projects in Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Mr Ruto claimed that people against the dams were being used to "criminalise" the projects to paint President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party government in bad light.
The DP further accused
Jubilee's opponents of criminalising government projects without facts
and weaving a narrative that criminalises the ruling party's
achievements "using falsehoods and propaganda".
EVIDENCE
According
to the Kerio Valley Development Authority, Arror was to cost Sh38.5
billion while Kimwarer in Keiyo South was to cost Sh28 billion.
Mr Ruto noted that resources must be put to good use.
"We
will go out of our way to ensure these dams are constructed in
Kimwarer, Arror and other parts of the country so we can change the
fortunes of Kenyans in ASAL areas. It is not a favour but a development
right they deserve," he said during the Pastoralists Leadership Summit
in Garissa town.
He added, "We are
committed to the fight against corruption and are sure it will be won if
it is conducted on the basis of facts and solid evidence in a court of
law, not on falsehoods and half truths in the media," he said.
Meanwhile,
the Directorate of Criminal Investigations has summoned 107 companies
that were contracted to offer various services to an Italian firm facing
a probe over tenders for the construction of five multi-purpose dams.
Story by Daily Nation
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