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How Ruto legacy projects have gone up in flames after Finance Bill flop

President William Ruto during the Presidential Roundtable at State House, Nairobi on June 30, 2024. [PCS, Standard]

The rejection of Finance Bill 2024 after street protests lasting over a week by Generation Z has not only left President William Ruto with a bitter taste in the mouth but has also dealt a crippling blow to his legacy projects and 2027 election plans.

The impugned budget, the biggest since the country's independence, where Sh4 trillion was to be expended, presented the best opportunity for President Ruto to allocate funds to projects that would have solidified his presidency and endeared him to the electorate long after he had left State House.

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