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Netizens: Kenyans on social media react to budget highlights

Treasury CS Henry Rotich addresses a press conference after reading the 2018-2019 Budget at Parliament on June 14, 2018. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Just like Kenyans on the streets reacted to Thursday’s Sh3.07 trillion budget that was presented by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, Kenyans on social media were not left behind.

The reactions were based on the size of the budget, high corruption in the country that would make meeting the budget needs hard and high public debt now standing at Sh5 trillion among others.

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