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Ndung'u walks tight rope in bid to finance Sh3.6 trillion budget

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u. [Standard, File]

President William Ruto's top money man will have to walk a tightrope between staying fiscally prudent and public expectations of a wider social security net, while at the same time powering the engines of the economy.

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u will tomorrow (Thursday) present Kenya Kwanza's maiden budget at a time when the economy has slowed due to global headwinds with specific sectors needing attention.

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