State raises debt target by Sh164 billion to fill budget hole

Ndindi Nyoro

Budget and Appropriations Committee chair Ndindi Nyoro at County Hall on July 22, 2024.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

Lawmakers are seeking to raise Kenya’s borrowing target for the current financial year by Sh164 billion to fill the hole in the budget despite a raft of expenditure cuts that have hit development projects hardest.

The Budget and Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly has proposed an overall Sh121.8 billion cut in the budget to Sh3.87 trillion.

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