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All ministers to seek travel budget approval from Uhuru

Ambassador of Japan to Kenya Ryoichi Horie(Left) shakes hand with Amb. Ukur Yattani (Right) Acting Cabinet Secretary National Treasury on September 20, 2019, at National Treasury building in Nairobi during the signing of Japanese loan to fund Mombasa gate bridge construction project. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta will have to approve all foreign trips by senior Government officials including Cabinet Secretaries in a fresh austerity drive that will see spending on luxurious items slashed by more than half.

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