Uhuru Kenyatta to launch legacy projects in Coast next month

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Uhuru Kenyatta to launch legacy projects in Coast next month

The President will next month launch the Changamwe interchange and Mombasa Kwa Jomvu road built at a cost of Sh85 billion and the Makupa bridge which cost Sh4.5 billion.

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