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Middle East oil deal shows need for bold policy formulation

A fuel pump operator fuels a motorbike at a petrol station along Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Recently, the government announced specific policies - reconsideration of the government-to-government deals with Middle Eastern oil producers and stabilisation of the price of fuel - that were pilloried by many to be about-turns.

Two lessons emerged from the ensuing discussion.

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