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How Rotich’s budget claws back the gains of devolution

Treasury CS Henry Rotich read the 2018-2019 Budget at Parliament. [Standard]

The ancient Roman thinker, Cicero said “The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled.

Payments to foreign governments must be reduced. If the nation doesn’t want to go bankrupt, people must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance”.

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