The jump marks the first time operational expenditure has crossed the trillion-shilling threshold within nine months, highlighting the rising cost of running government despite repeated pledges...
By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Government spending on day-to-day operations such as office supplies, fuel, travel and utilities has surged by more than 50 percent to cross the Sh1 trillion mark, a year after President William Ruto’s administration imposed austerity measures in response to the Gen Z-led anti-tax protests.
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