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Time to tighten the household purse strings

By VERONICA CHEROP

In the last few days, Kenyans have been crying over the high cost of living after the VAT 2013 law came to effect. Milk that cost just Sh20 at one of the worst economic times for the country in 2002, now retails at Sh60.

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