Infrastructure projects will get the hugest chunk of next financial year’s budget in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s race against time to seal his legacy. The National Treasury has proposed Sh353 billion to various ventures in the roads, transport, energy, ICT, housing and public works sectors. Other big spenders will be education Sh202 billion, Sh183 billion for national security agencies, and Health Sh106 billion. Treasury plans to spend Sh3.6 trillion next financial year of which Parliament has been provided with Sh37.8 billion, Judiciary Sh18 billion, Sh1.8 trillion for Executive, and Sh1.3 trillion for Consolidated Fund Services, and Sh370 billion to county governments. The Defence ministry is set to get Sh119.8 billion of the security budget while Sh42 billion will go to the National Intelligence Service.

Source: The Star May 06, 2021 20:03 UTC