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    "content": "(a) The Western Kenya Community-driven and Flood Mitigation Project is an initiative of the Government of Kenya and is implemented by the Ministry of Special Programs and co-financed with the World Bank (WB) through the International Development Agency (IDA), which is a branch of the WB. This was for a sum of Kshs6.5 billion, and it was supposed to stretch for eight years. The project was declared effective on 6th August, 2007, which means that it has now been running for three years. However, it was suspended in September, 2009, based on an internal audit exercise that was conducted from July to August, 2009 by the Internal Audit Department. The key objective of the project is to empower communities in the western part of Kenya to engage in sustainable and wealth creating livelihood activities and also to reduce vulnerability and flooding in the Budalangi area. The project covers 10 original districts, namely: Mt. Elgon, Bungoma, Vihiga, Teso, Busia, Lugari, Butere/Mumias, Kakamega, Siaya and Bondo. The cumulative disbursement from the project as at the end of 2009/2010 was Kshs1,186,812,336 which was provided by the WB while the Government of Kenya gave Kshs168, 133,653. The audit report of August, 2009 that I have mentioned, indicated that there were some financial mismanagement issues that culminated in the suspension of the project. The WB, through the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, through their letter dated 10th March 2011, has given the Ministry partial lifting of suspension of the project, but we have been asked to do an action plan which we have given them so that the project can be restarted."
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