People Daily | by Lewis Njoka
Kenya lost Sh49 billion in unexplained cost escalation in road construction projects between 2013 and 2017, according to a report by Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG).
The report dubbed dubbed Highway Robbery: Budgeting for state capture, says this amount is enough to build 760 kilometres of trunk road at the standard average cost of Sh64 million per kilometre.
According to the report, corruption in the country is factored in during the budget making process resulting in inflated prices and loss of public funds…
