MPs want 15 State departments merged to cut public spending

The National Assembly during the budget reading by Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury & Economic Planning Njuguna Ndung'u on June 13, 2024.

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A committee of the National Assembly is set to hand President William Ruto proposals to merge or scrap 15 State departments with duplicating functions, in a push to cut public expenditure.

The Budget and Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly says it will recommend to the President to consider merging 14 State departments and scrapping the Devolution docket, following presentations and memoranda from different groups and sectors.

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