MPs have demanded an explanation for the Sh8 billion variation in the construction of Loiyangalani–Suswa High Voltage Power Line. A Treasury official said the 428-km 400kV line, which is complete and energised, was built at Sh30 billion. The anomaly in the information shared with the committee and that shared with the Treasury cannot be dismissed,” committee member Robert Pukose said. Ketraco MD Fernandes Barasa appeared before the committee on Wednesday last week to brief MPs on the status of the agency’s activities. Barasa said underground lines, especially those along flight paths, were easy targets for vandals who extract the copper.

Source: The Star March 03, 2019 18:56 UTC