Residents call for investigations into Sh152 million 'ghost' water projectOver 3000 residents of Akithi and Athwana wards during demonstrations over the Sh152M Kiingirwa Water Project. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]Hundreds of residents of Athwana and Akithi wards in Meru took to the streets to protest what they termed a "ghost water project. "The residents want the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate the Sh152 million Kiingirwa Water Project, saying although it is considered complete, they are yet to get a single drop of water from it. They claimed the water project was started in the late 1990s by the National Irrigation Board (NIB). Other than the Sh152 million, the project further received a Sh1.7 million allocation from the Constituency Development Fund in the 2006/2007 financial year, and another Sh3.5 million allocation in the 2013/2014 one.

Source: Standard Digital February 22, 2019 06:45 UTC