The 2023 annual budget approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday has allocated funds for elections giving a clear hint that the presidential polls will be held next years.
Of the 65 MPs in attendance, 55 MPs voted for the approval of the budget while six MPs rejected it, and four remained silent.
The annual budget for 2023 is 3,581,440,706,340, (three trillion, five hundred and eighty-one billion, four hundred and forty million, seven hundred and six thousand and three hundred and forty shillings).
This year’s total budget is 4% more than the previous year, while the central government’s budget is 5% more than the previous year.
The annual budget estimates approved has funds allocated for the government, local government, independent institutions and overseas projects.
The 2023 budget forecast will focus chiefly on security, elections, agricultural production, water, fisheries, environmental protection, foreign (recognition lobbies), technical skills institution and national employment program.
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