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Lavish County budgets reek of missed priorities

By JOHN NANDWA

In light of extravagant allocations contained in the released county budgets, one could conclude county bosses have adopted the mantra of spend first, ask questions later. Little surprise then that the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) Chairman, Micah Cheserem recently suggested that county assemblies be taught the difference between millions and billions.

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