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EDITORIAL: Project collapse a shame
What you need to know:
- It is a shame that the country risks losing the Sh5.9 billion already paid to the Israeli firm that had been contracted to implement the vast agricultural scheme.
- This is 80 per cent of the allocation to the entire project. The irrigation scheme in Tana River County has turned into a huge scam.
- The Galana-Kulalu Food Project was being financed by the government and an Israeli bank loan of Sh6.35 billion.
The collapse of a Sh7 billion irrigation project in Coast that had been touted as one of the answers to the country's food security challenge is a huge setback for the government. It is even worse for the people, who had hoped that the irrigation scheme would not just produce enough food for the country, but also boost the agricultural sector.
It is a shame that the country risks losing the Sh5.9 billion already paid to the Israeli firm that had been contracted to implement the vast agricultural scheme. This is 80 per cent of the allocation to the entire project. The irrigation scheme in Tana River County has turned into a huge scam. The Galana-Kulalu Food Project was being financed by the government and an Israeli bank loan of Sh6.35 billion.
