According to the National Treasury budget estimates for the financial year 2022/2023, the deputy president's office will receive Ksh1.7 billion, as opposed to the initial Ksh1.5 billion that the office received in the 2021/2022 budget allocation. Twitter Rigathi GachaguaThe past allocations saw DP's office budgetary allocation shoot from Ksh2.2 billion in the 2017/ 2018 financial year to Ksh2.7 billion in the 2018/2019 period. In 2019/ 2020, the DP's office was allocated Ksh2.5 billion- indicating a reduction of Ksh63.6 million. A past report by Nation in March 2022, indicated that the National Treasury had delayed releasing operational funds for the DP's office. "The office of the DP has not received money from the National Treasury.

Source: Daily Nation August 22, 2022 08:47 UTC