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Procurement records show that Sinohydro Corporation has been awarded the contract to build the Keben Dam Water Supply Project, ending years of uncertainty over a scheme that was abandoned in 2019 during the administration of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The President announced that the High Grand Falls project alone has a planned budget of Sh400 billion, with the government preparing more major dams in Upper Eastern, Lower Eastern and the Coast region. Ruto said this is part of a long-running effort to collect rainwater and store it for irrigation, especially in parts of the country that have suffered long dry seasons.
Last month, KPC invited bids from qualified firms to build the containment structures at its Kipevu, Manyani, Makindu, and Ngema stations. The exact cost of the project has not been made public.