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Kenyan president orders debt audit, budget cuts amid protests

NAIROBI,  Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed an independent taskforce to conduct a forensic audit of the country’s public debt, aiming to reduce government spending. Addressing a televised news conference in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, Ruto announced the dissolution of 47 state agencies, the suspension …

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Proposed budget cuts of elderly grants irks MPs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection have decried proposed budget cuts on the senior citizens’ grant for the next financial year. The Chairperson of the forum, Flavia Kabahenda Rwabuhoro described the cuts as “extreme” and would subject the elderly persons to utmost …

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Road rehabilitation works in greater Luwero stall over budget cuts

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts in greater Luwero are stuck with impassable roads following budget cuts in quarter one of the financial year 2022/23. Nakaseke district was expected to receive 138.6 million Shillings, Nakasongola 130 million Shillings, and Luwero 300 million Shillings in the first quarter releases. However, the Ministry …

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Parliament questions finance minister on budget cuts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked the Minister of Finance to explain the budget cuts to different government entities that were effected in the first quarter release for the current financial year. During the plenary on Wednesday, a matter of national importance was raised by James Kaberuka, the Kinkizi …

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Health minister seeks parliament intervention over budget cuts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked parliament to intervene into budget cuts, which she says are going to make it difficult for the sector to operate in the next financial year. Aceng on Thursday appeared before Parliament’s Health Committee that is …

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Tourism sector recovery disrupted by budget cuts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism has asked Parliament to exempt the tourism sector from budget cuts to enable the sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. During a meeting on Thursday between Parliament’s committee on Tourism, Trade, and Industry and officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife …

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