Tag: Budget
Govt. to hire additional 20,000 teachers from July
Unemployed teachers are perhaps the biggest gainers in this budget after the government announced plans to employ 20,000 teachers in the next financial year.
In...
Budget losers: Kenyans face costly fuel as Treasury hikes VAT to...
The National Treasury and Economic Planning has proposed to increase Value Added Tax on petroleum products from the current 8pc to 16pc.
The proposal which...
Treasury to lock out Kenya Power from electricity transmission
Kenya Power will no longer be responsible for construction of electricity lines if proposals by National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u sail...
A section of opposition MPs stage walkout ahead of budget reading
Drama unfolded on the floor of the house as a section of Azimio coalition members walked out when National Treasury CS Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u...
BUDGET: Eyes on treasury’s proposals amid rising cost of living
A spike in the cost of food items, rent, water, electricity, gas, and transport continues to exacerbate the cost of living.
The latest data by...
BUDGET: State urged to increase agriculture allocation
The government should channel more budgetary allocation for facilitation of the adoption smart agriculture technologies and increase market access for smallholder farmers.
Alliance for a...
Budget: A look at the Ksh 3.6T FY2023/24 expenditure
The Budget and Appropriation committee has proposed to increase the 2023/24 financial year budget by Ksh 80 billion.
If adopted by parliament, recurrent expenditure will...
BUDGET: Ksh 268B lined up for Bottom-up value chains
The government plans to spend Ksh 268 billion in the FY2023/24 budget on value chains that will support delivery of Bottom-Up Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The...
