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Slashing of Judiciary’s funds not retaliatory but an austerity measure

Is Kenya in the red? Why does the government appear to be bracing itself for an economic downturn? Though Parliament’s slashing of Judiciary funds may appear to be retribution for the Supreme Court annulment of the August 8, 2017 presidential election, it isn’t. Most likely than not, the budgets of other government institutions and projects have been drastically reduced. 

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