The uncomfortable truth we must confront is that we no longer have a functional customs union to speak of. National protectionism and corporate capture have quietly hollowed it out from within.
By
Jaindi Kisero
Columnist
In terms of theatrical delivery, and in articulating the sweeping spending and revenue decisions central to economic policy, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s performance during this year’s budget presentation was impressive. He hit the right notes.
But the speech itself was unnecessarily long.
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