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Budget office questions Sh64 billion last minute spending spree

A parliamentary research body has accused the State of riding on the food crisis to go on a last-minute spending spree worth Sh64 billion within days.

The Parliament Budget Office (PBO) has highlighted questionable expenditure items in the 2nd supplementary budget with only 30 days to the end of the current financial year. The 2016-2017 financial year ends on June 30. Only Sh3.7 billion has been allocated to fund the unga subsidy programme while the State plans to spend many times more on “confidential” items.

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