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Education, infrastructure and security get lion’s share of Kenya's Sh2.2 trillion budget

The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich will deliver the Sh2.2 trillion budget in June. (PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD)

Security, education and infrastructure will take the biggest share of the Sh2.2 trillion budget.

The budget, which has prioritised completion of key projects under Jubilee manifesto before the next General Election, has set aside billions of shillings for construction of the railway, laptops for Class One pupils and addressing the insecurity nightmare that has dogged President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first term in office.

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