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Inside Uhuru’s Sh930b war chest to fight Covid-19 pandemic

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration has put together a Sh929.5 billion war chest to respond to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic.

In its Post Covid-19 Economic Recovery Strategy 2020-2022 report, the Treasury said the money would be used to help reboot the economy by investing in areas that would enable businesses to thrive and create jobs. The amount is separate to the Sh2.7 trillion budget set for the current financial year.

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