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How mini budgets have become looting avenues

Chaiman of the Budget committee Mutava Musyimi(left)Finance cabinet secretary Henry Rotich(center) Devolution cabinet secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri and Principal secretary of treasury Kamau Thuge during the reading of 2016 Budget at parliament on 8/6/16-BEVERLYNE MUSILI

Concern is growing that supplementary budgets have become new avenues for looting of public resources.

The mini budgets, essentially requests Parliament for additional spending of public funds after the budget has been passed — sanctioning withdrawal of billions of shillings just days to the end of the financial year.

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