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Turkwel — the Sh6bn white elephant

The Turkwel Gorge dam has a capacity of 1,641 million cubic metres of water but has never filled up since it was constructed. Photo/FILE

The Sh6 billion Turkwel dam has been dogged by controversy since its inception.

Before it was even built it was branded a white elephant and condemned as unprofitable