2020 hasn’t been a great year for deputy president William Ruto politically. The man has seen his influence and allies cut to size after the recent purge that happened in the senate and the national assembly that was all influenced by his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
And it seems his hurt isn’t about to stop as the new 2020/2021 budget will see his office allocation cut down considerably.
According to budget estimates expected to be tabled today, the DP will see his office’s allocation slashed from Sh2.4 billion this year to Ksh1.4 billion for the coming year.
The cuts will be seen mainly in his entertainment and travel budget. His entertainment allocation will be reduced from Sh197 million to Sh23.9 million while his domestic travel allowance will be reduced from Sh193 million to Ksh96 million while international travel was reduced from Ksh89 million to Ksh33 million.
His fuel fund has also seen the treasury axe as it has been halved from Sh28 million to Sh14 million.
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s State House budget also suffered a 29 percent reduction from Ksh5.4 billion to Ksh3.8 billion while the Cabinet Affairs budget got revised downwards from Ksh2.8 billion to Ksh2.2 billion.
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The new cuts come after the treasury is aiming to plug and Sh823 billion budget deficit holes while dealing with the country’s debt that stands at Sh5.9 trillion at the moment.
“The Fiscal Deficit is projected at 7.3 per cent of GDP, indicating a widening scenario compared to the previous projection of 4.9 per cent of GDP due to the need to meet critical expenditure needs in the context of an economic slowdown and the ensuing revenue underperformance.
“The uniqueness of the ongoing crisis means maintaining a significantly low deficit may not be a priority at the moment,” stated the Parliamentary Budget Office.
