NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 15 — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Office of the Auditor General will receive Sh8 billion each in proposals by National Treasury in the 2023/2024 financial year budget.
In proposals presented to Parliament by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u Thursday, the Ethics and anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will receive Sh3.9 billion while the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is set for a Sh3.6 billion allocation.
CS Ndung’u said the proposed fund allocation to investigative departments will enhance good governance and scale-up fight against graft in the country.
“The government is committed to scale up the implementation of the provisions of the 2010 constitution, strengthen the rule of law, increased access to justice and ensure respect for Human Rights,” he said.
To embrace the oversight and legislative role of parliament and access to justice, the Treasury proposed to the National assembly to effect budget allocation of Sh41 billion for the Parliament and Sh23.2 billion for the judiciary.
In the 2023/24 financial year, President William Ruto’s government will spend an additional Sh300 billion compared to a similar period last year, as it seeks to fund its manifestos.
The Kenya Kwanza administration budget has increased from Sh3.3 trillion in the 2022–23 FY to Sh3.6 billion.
The National Treasury expects to raise Sh2.89 billion, out of which Sh2.48 billion will go into recurrent expenditures and Sh689.1 billion in development projects.
However, it faces a Sh663.5 billion deficit hole that it seeks to raise through local and international borrowing.
