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Government, counties agree on guidelines to slash foreign travel

Government, counties agree on guidelines to slash foreign travel
Deputy President William Ruto (left) with Council of Governors chairman Isaac Ruto and Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru address the Press after a meeting of Inter Governmental Budget and Economic council in Karen, Nairobi. [PHOTO: DPPS]

Nairobi, Kenya: New guidelines will soon be issued to curb unnecessary foreign trips by officials of both the national and county governments, following public outcry over lavish spending on such trips.

The decision to issue the guidelines was reached after a meeting of the national and county governments led by Deputy President William Ruto yesterday in the wake of concerns about globe-trotting Members of County Assemblies and MPs.

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