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Our leaders need to lose their roving bandit mentality

On Tuesday, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary submitted to Parliament a supplementary budget that is Sh55 billion lower than the original Appropriation Bill. If passed, the government will be on course to spend Sh2.971 trillion in 2018/19.

And if the past is any indication, Sh980 billion (one third) of this money will be stolen. Meanwhile, the President insists Kenyans must pay for development.

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