National Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich shows off the Budget briefcase at Treasury buildings in Nairobi on June 12, 2014 before he proceeded to read the financial statement in Parliament. Photo/SALATON NJAU
Treasury secretary Henry Rotich read Thursday the Sh1.8 trillion Budget expected to balance competing needs without upsetting the country’s macroeconomic environment and risking economic growth.
National Treasury has allocated Sh15.8 billion in the 2014-15 Budget for cash transfers to the poor households holding orphaned children, the elderly and those with extreme disabilities. (READ: Poor, elderly get Sh15.8 billion in budget allocation)
