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Education, transport, health and defence win big in 2024-25 Budget

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National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee members led by Chairman Ndindi Nyoro (centre). [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The National Assembly on Thursday gave the government the greenlight to prepare a Sh4.2 trillion budget with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), transport, housing, education and security sectors set to set the largest share in the 2024/2025 financial year.

Under the budget ceilings, the National government- comprising the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature- will be spending a cumulative Sh2.55 trillion.

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