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Increasing taxes on Kenyans will up poverty and crime rate

Mathare slum in Nairobi (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: No war can be won without strategy. This explains why some Kenyans are questioning the goal of the budget recently presented to Parliament by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich.

The goal of a national budget should not be repaying debt, but to induce investments that create jobs and make  goods and services available for the comfort of citizens.

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