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CS Rotich carrying hopes of better times

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich is the man of the moment. At 3p.m. today, the soft-spoken man will be in Parliament to deliver the third budget statement of the Jubilee administration. A budget statement is the best way to measure a government's priorities for the year ahead.

The career economist will be expected to articulate and defend Kenya's ballooning appetite for spending at a time when the Government is under pressure to cut down on wasteful expenditure.

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