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The African Trumpet

The African Trumpet is a podcast run by The Elephant, a platform for engaging citizens to reflect, re-member and re-envision their society by interrogating the past, the present, to fashion a future.

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Okiyah Omtata: We Are Paying For Non-Existent Debts

Okiyah Omtata: We Are Paying For Non-Existent Debts

Fresh controversy is swirling over Kenya's ballooning debt crisis even as President William Ruto prescribes painful tax ... Read more

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Finance Bill: High Court Says, No

More than 90% of Kenyans have rejected the Finance Bill 2023, which includes the government’s taxation plan for the fina... Read more

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