Gachagua’s beef with Sh7bn payout to French firms
Gachagua has called on Macron to explain a Sh7.3bn settlement paid to French firms for the cancelled Rironi-Mau Summit road project, which was never started...
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has demanded an explanation from French President Emmanuel Macron regarding a Sh7.3 billion payout to French firms for a cancelled road project.
- Sh7.3 billion was paid to French companies for a toll road project that never reached construction.
- Key figures include former DP Rigathi Gachagua and French President Emmanuel Macron.
- The payout allegedly diverted funds from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund, and Gachagua also raised concerns about human rights abuses and regional instability linked to the Kenyan government.
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