Why Sh3.1trn budget won’t add up easily

National Treasury building in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The funding of the country’s Sh3.1 trillion budget remains unclear with court cases, public outcry and defiant Parliament standing in the way of funding options, about three months since the 2018/2019 financial year set in.

Today, the country’s attention is on the National Assembly as it breaks its four-week recess to begin a special sitting to address the pertinent issue of 16 per cent tax on petroleum products.

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