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In this episode of Mwango Uncensored held in conjunction with Africa Uncensored, we host International Budget Partnership Country Manager Dr. Abraham Rugo and Economist and University Lecturer Tony Gitonga on a discussion on understanding inflation. We also cover taxation, economic policy coordination, and managing the current economic challenges.
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Show Notes
00:00:00: Introduction
00:01:35: What is inflation?
00:04:29: Consumer Price Index
00:08:25: Impact of inflation on the ordinary citizen
00:12:31: Contagion effect
00:22:53: Policies to tame inflation
00:28:00: Taxation and policy coordination
00:41:58: Economic policies in the Kibaki administration vs the current administration
00:49:48: Policies to manage the current economic challenges
01:02:18: Economic and political ideology
Episode 27: Inflation