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Originally published by Capital Businessbusiness
June 10, 2026
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Parliament pushes for blacklisting of delayed water project contractors
Committee Chairperson David Bowen Kangogo said contractors handling multiple projects despite repeated delays should face tougher sanctions to improve project delivery. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
✨ Key Highlights
Parliament's Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation is pushing for the termination and blacklisting of contractors due to significant delays in key water and sanitation projects across Kenya.
- A total of Sh45.5 billion is allocated to the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, which covers 58 towns and 61 projects.
- The committee met with the State Department for Water and Sanitation, represented by Principal Secretary Julius Korir.
- Concerns include contractor underperformance, governance challenges, litigation, and rising construction costs, with some contractors already removed due to inadequate capacity.
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