Parliament budget office doubts Ruto’s first-term plan

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Parliament buildings in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The office that advises Members of Parliament on budget planning has raised doubts about the ability of the Kenya Kwanza administration to fund its ambitious economic growth and job creation plan while enforcing spending cuts.

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) says that President William Ruto’s administration will struggle to fully implement the interventions whose cost it estimates at Sh2.67 trillion in the five years to 2027 given the government’s current financial constraints.

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