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The Jubilee administration won a second term in office swearing to make good on among other promises, salvaging an economy saddled with deep recession and unaffordable spending. Well, barely two years after the commencement of their second term in office, most of what was to be achieved seems to be heading in a dangerous opposite direction. Is there hope for this?
Not delivering on the promises made should not really be an option; it is, as a matter of fact, an obligation. The administration came to power with medium term objectives that would have seen an overall improvement in the manufacturing sector, Universal Healthcare, Affordable housing and Food Security in what is famously dubbed The Big Four Agenda. On these, the future seems so bleak rather than luminous.
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