The National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) has proposed ammendments to the 2020/21 expenditure estimates that will see a cumulative Ksh.49.6 billion rise in this year’s budget.

According to data from its vote on the estimates presented to the floor of the house on Thursday, gross spending by the national government is expected to increase by Ksh.78 billion, a figure that later shrinks by Ksh.28.4 billion after the exclusion of appropriations to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).

The Committee has proposed a Ksh.75.4 billion increase in spending by the Executive while further raising the share to Parliament by Ksh.2.6 billion to Ksh.37.8 billion.Read more