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Why IMF policies cannot align with bottom-up agenda

International Monetary Fund debt concept. The lender is often the last resort. [iStockphoto]

It is no longer news that Kenya is at the mercy of international lenders, and more specifically, the International Monetary Fund.

It is something that has been pondered and debated over and over again whenever the government comes in with tax policies completely out of tune with its own manifesto and people's aspirations.

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