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New debt office must stem irresponsible borrowing

When President Mwai Kibaki left office in 2013, every Kenyan owed our creditors Sh44,000. Fast forward; today, six years later, the debt per capita is Sh106,000. The debt has nearly tripled.

For Treasury Jubilee Party mandarins, borrowing would help close the jarring infrastructure gap and set the country on a path to growth.

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