Cut Sh300b from budgetary allocation, Ruto tells ministries

President William Ruto addresses members of the Senate and the National Assembly on September 29, 2022. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

President William Ruto has asked the 22 ministries in his government to find some Sh300 billion in their kitty, which will be slashed in efforts to manage Kenya's overdependence on debt.

Dr Ruto made the pronouncement on Thursday, September 29 during his inaugural address to the joint parliamentary sitting of the Senate and the National Assembly.