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Uhuru, Ruto to spend Sh1.5b on foreign trips

President Uhuru Kenyatta with his Deputy President William Ruto at JKIA. (Photo: Courtesy)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking an additional Sh1.58 billion for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto's trips.

Foreign travel for the country's top two leaders will eat into the ministry's headquarters expenditure of Sh4.57 billion in the 2017-2018 fiscal year, representing 35 per cent of the total allocation.

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