Ruto spending cut pledge fails on Sh176bn extra budget

The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary's briefcase at parliament buildings.

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The government has struggled to enforce brutal cuts in recurrent expenditure that President William Ruto announced at the beginning of the financial year in the wake of the withdrawal of Finance Bill 2024 after deadly youth-led opposition.

The first budget review last July signalled a Sh40.51 billion reduction in recurrent expenditures such as operations, maintenance, and administration expenses.

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