The Nation has learnt that the National Treasury is preparing a second supplementary budget and reallocate the resources to the health and water ministries, which are at the forefront in the fight against Covid-19. The budget committee had planned to visit 10 counties for public participation in May. PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONSuba South MP John Mbadi, a member of the budget committee, said pubic participation is crucial. This is also the deadline given to the Controller of Budget to publish and publicise the third quarter budget implementation reports for the national and county governments. The tabling of the budget estimates by the National Treasury in parliament should happen before April 30.

Source: Daily Nation March 30, 2020 06:56 UTC