2020/21 financial year

Finance CS Yatani tough choices in financing budget

Reading Time: 2 minutes While National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani put on a brave face as he unveiled a Sh2.8 tri*lion budget—balancing the […]

Yatani must work magic to jumpstart battered economy

Reading Time: 3 minutes When Ukur Yatani was appointed Acting Treasury Cabinet Secretary almost a year ago, the last thing he would have imagined […]

Mwachiro: Budgetary allocation shows State serious about sports

Reading Time: 2 minutes Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidential hopeful Herbert Mwachiro has welc*med the increased budgetary allocation to the Sports Ministry by Treasury […]

Kerosene users biggest beneficiaries as price drops by Sh17 a litre

Reading Time: 2 minutes FUEL:  Kenyans using paraffin to light their homes and cook are the biggest beneficiaries in the latest monthly fuel price […]

Treasury sets aside Sh1.2b for hiring of health staff

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hilary Mageka and George Kebaso The National Treasury has set aside Sh1.2 bi*lion for recruitment of health workers for the next […]

Security agencies given Sh168b in new budget

Reading Time: < 1 minute The government has allocated Sh167.9 bi*lion to strengthen security agencies by equipping them to increase their effectiveness and rapid response […]

Treasury targets Sh1.03tr to repay public debt, clear pension backlog

Reading Time: < 1 minute At least 38.5 per cent or Sh1.03 tri*lion of the projected revenues in the  financial year 2020/21 wi*l go to […]

Pandemic wipes out vibe of annual budget rituals

Reading Time: 2 minutes This year’s budget presentation in Parliament lacked the usual pomp and colour,  thanks to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. […]

Yatani unveils Sh2.8 tri*lion Budget for economic recovery

Reading Time: 4 minutes Seth Onyango @Sethmanex  National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani yesterday put on a brave face, unleashing an expensive budget that sought […]

Uhuru Big Four big loser as health c*re get lion’s share

Reading Time: 2 minutes Noah Cheploen @cheploennoah President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda has bec*me a casualty of the declining revenue collection partly attributed […]