Kenya: Relief for First and Second Lady’s Staff as Parliament Rejects Budget Cuts

The Ndindi Nyoro-led Budget and Appropriations Committee has poked holes into the Treasury’s plans to fold up the the offices of the First and Second Lady, despite mounting pressure to cut costs.

This decision comes as a significant relief to the staff, following heated deliberations on President William Ruto’s proposal in the first Supplementary Budget of the current financial year to slash expenditures in these offices.

President Ruto had initially proposed significant budget cuts,…