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From left: EY East Africa Consulting Partner Robert Nyamu, EY East Africa Strategy Leader & Partner Aditi Nayar and EY East Africa Tax Leader & Partner Francis Kamau during the 2025 Ernest & Young Pre-Budget media briefing at Sarova Panafric Hotel in Nairobi, on April 15, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Financial experts have urged the government to implement expenditure cuts urgently to reduce the ballooning wage bill.
Speaking during the Ernst & Young (EY) annual Pre-Budget Media Briefing, financial experts pointed out that duplicated roles within government, wastage of resources, and inefficiencies are major areas that need to be considered to reduce government expenditure.
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