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President William Ruto signs The Finance Bill to law at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

It goes without saying that the Kenya Kwanza administration's first budget was expected to offer - to Kenyans, the private sector and markets as well as partners and stakeholders - clear statements of commitment (policy) and action (strategy) on their forward agenda after months of campaign-like sound bites and legacy lamentations.

This was Kenya's first "rubber meets the road" moment. The past month has offered great civic engagement value, especially on the Finance Bill which had the housing contribution or levy cum tax as its showrunner.

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