Ruto Explains KSh6.4bn Payout to Exit Previous Rironi-Mau Summit Road Deal
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12.
“I could clearly see that the matter in court would cost us more money than the negotiation we had. We decided to pay $50 million (KSh6.4 billion) and exit the contract court rather than continue with a suit that could cost us possibly between $200 million (KSh25.8 billion) and $300 million (KSh38.7 billion) and then no road would be built,” he said.
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- Nov 12, 2:03 PM UTCFirst reportRuto defends paying off French firm Ksh 6.5B to exit Rironi-Mau Summit road projectkbc.co.ke ↗
- Nov 12, 3:41 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisRuto Explains KSh6.4bn Payout to Exit Previous Rironi-Mau Summit Road Dealcapitalfm.africa ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:41 PM UTC · +2 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Ruto explanation of the KSh6.4bn payout to exit the Rironi-Mau Summit road contract, and its figures (roughly KSh6.5bn payout, savings claim) are compatible with Report 1's ac
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