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Rethink budget cuts for the road projects
Motorists drive through a section of the Mtwapa-Kilifi Road where a culvert is under construction in this photo taken on February 19, 2023. The ongoing dualling of the 40 km road was launched by President William Ruto. FILE PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG
The scaling down of budgets for road projects initiated during the Uhuru Kenyatta regime as part of austerity should be approached with caution to prevent the country from ending up with many white elephants.
Treasury documents show the budget for building roads and bridges has been slashed from Sh103.47 billion to Sh77.94 billion in the supplementary budget as the State cut the number of kilometres by as much as 75 percent.
