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December of 1985
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Blueprint of the hydro
project was drawn up by the Japan International |
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Cooperation Agency, an Foreign Ministry
affliate, and Kenya's Lake Basin Development Authority. |
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June of 1986
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Engineering service provided by JBIC
(Japan Bank for International |
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Cooperation). \666 million are forwarded
to Kenya. |
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October of 1989
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An initial ODA loan agreement for
research purposes (68 million), was |
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signed by Tokyo and Nairobi.
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December of 1995
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Kenya officially asked Japan for
an ODA loan to implement the project. |
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March of 1997
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The Loan Agreement is
finalized for Phase I, and \693 billion was |
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concluded on the official document.
About \443 billion were allocated to aid the project. Nippon Koei
Corp, the consultants, charged a \187 billion fee. |
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March of 1999
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Construction works began. (To be
completed in 2003) |
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September of 1999
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Japan's Foreign Ministry
gave Nairobi an advance notice promising to |
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grant the phase-2 portion of the
loan. |
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February of 2000
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Two Japanese journalists
were arrested for covering an ``illegal'' gathering |
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of local residents. |
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December of 2000
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A Kenyan freelance journalist
was reportedly shot at by local police |
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officers while in his car, arrested
and later charged with, among other things, inciting local residents
to oppose the project and trespassing on the Kenyan authorities'
property. |
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January of 2001
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A technical committee
was set up in Kenya to pursue a regular |
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exchange of opinions among Kenyan
authorities, local residents and NGOs. |
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July of 2001
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Continuation of funding is under
consideration. |
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2003
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Target date for completion
of the Sondu-Miriu Hydropower Project. |
