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It will take 10 years, Sh650bn to finish ongoing road projects

Infrastructure PS Paul Maringa during a media briefing in March 2017 in Nairobi. He says many road projects are incomplete. FILE PHOTO | NMG

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By  Samwel Owino

Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The 2020/21 BPS was presented to the National Assembly Transport Committee by Infrastructure principal secretary Paul Maringa.
  • The PS told the lawmakers that the reduction of the budget would affect the settling of pending bills and result in stagnation of projects
  • The PS added that the first amount – some Sh150 billion – would be used to settle some of the pending bills.

It will take 10 years and Sh650 billion to complete ongoing road projects across the country, according to the latest Budget Policy Statement (BPS).

The 2020/21 BPS was presented to the National Assembly Transport Committee by Infrastructure principal secretary Paul Maringa.

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