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State redirects Sh170 billion in Covid-19 loans to pay salaries

The Treasury building, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina]

The Treasury illegally spent Sh169.8 billion in money borrowed on recurrent expenditure in the financial year that ended in June.

In a new report, the Treasury attributed the spending on the need to allocate additional resources to help Kenyans navigate the adverse effects of Covid-19.

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