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Ruto pitches Sh5 trillion debt-free fund to foreign diplomats

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President William Ruto during a New Year diplomatic address at State House in Nairobi. [PCS]

President William Ruto has urged diplomats and international investors to support Kenya’s Sh5 trillion ($40 billion) national development plan, pitching established funds as a way to finance major infrastructure and social programmes without raising taxes or adding debt.

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