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Budget: Covid-19 vaccines underfunded, masks to be taxed

Sh10.2 billion will be allocated to health research. [Courtesy]

The National Treasury has allocated the Ministry of Health Sh121.1 billion under the 2021/22 budget, a slight increase from Sh112 billion, in the last financial year.

Of the Sh121.1 billion, Sh56 billion is for development spending while Sh65 billion will be spent on recurrent expenditure.

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