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  100 Dams is it possible The Kenyan Kwanza has promised that it will construct 100 mega dams in the coming years. This has received lots of questioning arising from the failure of other governments in completion of the dam projects. In this article we shall evaluate the mechanisms which the government will employ to achieve this huge project. We shall also look at the factors that may make this promise un realistic HOW WILL THE KENYA KWANZA GOVERNMENT FINANCE THIS IDEA The Kenya Kanza government has said it will other innovative methods to finance this project. In this way the government has said it will use Public private Partnerships (PPPs) to finance the project. This will involve agreements with the government   and private investors . The private investors will take the risk of financing the construction of the dams and later gain his profit through the sale of the water and energy, this will be based on the water and energy purchase agreements between the gove...

 Top 3 Key  William Ruto Policies Priorities for Achieving His Promises to Kenyans Recently, we have seen the executive involving the parliamentarians in PGs . The president has held two PG meetings. This an effort to engage MPs on the key policies that are to be tabled in parliament in order to drive the governments agenda. The main economic policies include; 1 The water purchase agreement on water and energy for the construction of dams Proposals are to be designed to allow private investors construct dams and then distribute the water to the citizen at affordable prices. This bill will receive booth proposition and opposition. The proposition will be based on the ability of private investors facilitating construction dams faster. The proposition will also argue that the government lacks revenue to facilitate such money-demanding projects. On the other hand, the opposition will be against the idea of citizen being charged their resources by the foreigners. Similarly,...

Public Private Partnerships in Kenya. Advantages and Disadvantages A public private partnership is a project carried out by both the government and private investors. This approach of doing development has a lot of critiques ,some seeing it as a great strategy while others oppose the idea of PPPs in development of infrastructure. In this article we shall look at both the advantages and disadvantages of PPPs,in a view to understand if this is the way to go. Advantages of PPPs 1.        Fast development of projects The primary goal of an investor is to make profit through his investment. PPP models tend to be done at a shorter period compared to government financed projects. This effective in provision of services to the citizen. The government should always monitor and regulate the standards the investors so they can not develop weak facilities as they quicken their developments 2.        Development can be done if the governmen...