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Ruto should borrow a leaf from Kibaki: Prioritize growing the economy and make life easy for Kenyans

President William Ruto has made payment of taxes his administration's top priority as part of his quest to wean the country of expensive loan borrowing.

For starters, he has given the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) a target of increasing tax collection by Sh600 billion by the end of the current financial year. The National Treasury has similarly come up with budget proposals to expand the tax net in the 2023/24 financial year to finance development projects and other government programs.

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