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Report slams Parliament for weak oversight as debt chokes taxpayers

Parliament during a past session. [File, Standard]

A damning report by the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) accuses Parliament of failing to fulfill its constitutional duty regarding government borrowing, leading to a ballooning national debt and a future burden on taxpayers.

The report, argues the Kenyan Parliament kowtows to Executive, adding that it has abdicated its responsibility to scrutinise and approve foreign loans before they are contracted.

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