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Kenya: Opposition Demands Answers On MPs' Nashville Trip, Wants Names Published
Nation, 7 August 2019
Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday demanded answers from the Senate and National Assembly following a report that Parliament will spend tens of millions of… Read more »
Outrage as Kenya Sends 85-Member Delegation to U.S. Event
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is demanding answers following a report in the Nation that taxpayers' money will pay for 85 legislators and members of staff to attend the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville, Tennessee. The newspaper says that Kenya is sending the largest delegation in the world to the assembly, at a time when President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration is proposing cuts on foreign travel as part of a wide range of austerity measures.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, Speakers Justin Muturi, National Assembly, and Kenneth Lusaka, Senate, and Chief Justice David Maraga arrive at parliament in Nairobi for the President's State of the Nation address, April 4, 2019.
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National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has therefore announced austerity measures, with a possible slow down on development expenditure. This as the IMF is urging the ... Read more »
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The bank projects that the economy will grow at 5.5% in 2018 and 5.9% in 2019 if supporting policies are implemented. Read more »
