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If Musk were to liquidate his SpaceX holdings and channel the money to Kenya, he could fund the national budget for more than 25 years.
Over the current financial year, the budget for State House was initially set at Sh8.58 billion but this, however, ballooned to Sh17 billion in the supplementary budget.
Orange Democratic Movement Party leader Oburu Odinga has defended the government's budget deficit financing strategy, arguing that borrowing to bridge revenue gaps is a common practice worldwide.
Wajir North MP Ibrahim Abdi Saney has said there is nothing to smile about in the budget estimates for North Eastern and his constituents.
Critics say Kenya’s Sh4.82T budget boosts Ruto’s re-election agenda amid rising debt concerns and limited relief for cost-of-living pressures.
President William Ruto’s allies have rallied behind the Sh4.8 trillion 2026/2027 budget.
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