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Nairobi: State-owned property company Comanche Corporation has denied any wrongdoing, saying it will not allow any construction projects at the Central Bank (CCB) property located in Nairobi on the border with Uganda and Kenya.
The denial comes one day카지노 사이트 after Gov. Rebecca Kadila met state finance minister Mwenda Njoka at 바카라사이트the presidential palace to address the state’s budget deficit.
Citing the ongoing protests in cities like Nairobi, the governor said, “The state does not permit any work at the Central Bank property (CCB) without approval from the commission,” and that it will not grant loans to businesses building at the CCB until it stops building the property.
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The governor went on to complain that the government has paid out more than $3 billion in contracts to companies building at the CCB land without the state’s approval. “There is a problem because Comanche has not provided information to our board on whether or not we have any other project at the property (CCB).”
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CCB head Mwenda Njoka met Governor Kadila at the presidential palace on Monday, in which she said Comanche Corporation had not received any approval to develop the Central Bank property.
“We have not received an order from Comanche to take any property, and so if Comanche wishes to develop a project at the property, they are free to proceed. Comanche Corporation is a private corporation and they have the right to do whatever they choose and it would be up to them to decide,” Njoka said.
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Kadila has said she will not seek an egospelhitzxtension of Comanche Corporation’s contract, which expired on June 30.
Comanche Corporation has not yet responded to the Governor’s statements.
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