• The Budget reading came two months earlier than the usual June date to allow sufficient preparation for the August 9 general elections.
• Kenyans urged the government to prioritize essential goods in the 2022/2023 budget.
Treasury CS Ukur Yatani on Thursday presented the 2022/23 Budget worth Sh3.31 trillion.
The budget is Sh350 billion less than the Sh3.66 trillion in the 2021/2022 financial year.
In the 2020-21 fiscal year, the budget stood at Sh2.9 trillion.
The Budget reading came two months earlier than the usual June date to allow sufficient preparation for the August 9 general elections.
Kenyans carried on with their daily activities, even as the budget reading continued.
Kenyans also urged the government to prioritize essential goods in the 2022/2023 budget.
Some said the budget should balance the budgetary allocation so that the price of basic commodities is lowered.
CS Yatani had implemented ways to help grow the economic activities and mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on Kenyans and their businesses.
They included the creation of over 100,000 job opportunities for the youth under the “Kazi Mtaani” initiative, recruiting 5,000 diploma and certificate level healthcare workers.