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Forget the budget deficit, Kenya suffers from love deficit

Our national, county, and even home budgets are characterised by a deficit, we have more expenditure than income.

We borrow, reduce the costs, or get donations to fund the deficit. At the family level, relatives are important funders of deficits. Needless to say, Covid-19 has exacerbated the budget deficits at all levels.

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