Development cash to be diverted to war on coronavirus

Controller of Budget Dr Margaret Nyakang'o at a past event. Projects under Uhuru’s Big Four agenda among those to be affected by budget cuts as Kenya battles what has been termed the worst crisis in the world since WW II. [File, Standard]

The National Treasury has proposed a freeze on all development projects and the cash diverted towards the fight against coronavirus. Among the projects to be affected by the major budget cuts are those under President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda.