Women MPs protest Sh500 million budget slash

President William Ruto, chairs a Cabinet Meeting at State House, Nairobi on 29/4/2025
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In the wake of a Cabinet dispatch foretelling looming budget cuts in critical sectors, women representatives from across the counties are decrying the slashing of Sh500 million from the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF).

The specter of loosing even more money through further nationalization played out on the floor of the House after the 47 leaders, led by Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo, termed the move a direct threat to devolution and grassroots initiatives targeting women, youth and vulnerable groups.