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Rotich’s love for big project spending chokes economy

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich. [Standard]

It is 10 am at the Nairobi City Stadium bus stop, east of the city centre. About a dozen motorcycle taxi riders are engaged in chitchat. The banter is about Fuliza, Hela, Tala or Branch—some of Kenya’s popular mobile loan apps.

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