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Deported Ruto Ally’s Solar Power Deal Sparks Uproar Over Cost, Land Use, and Political Ties

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A solar power project linked to deported Turkish businessman Harun Aydin—once a close ally of President William Ruto—is raising eyebrows over its unusually low budget, massive land allocation, and questionable regulatory approvals. Aydin’s firm, Unit 2HA Investment Energy Africa, has been cleared to build a 50-megawatt solar farm on a staggering 3,000 acres in Rumuruti, Laikipia County. Yet the compan.......

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