State Departments that have suffered deep budget cuts

The document, that has been tabled in Parliament, shows that the previous Ksh.49 billion budget for the state department of Water was revised to Ksh.27.8 billion; a decrease of Ksh.22 billion. 

The amount comprises Ksh.6.6 billion and Ksh.21.2 billion for the current and capital expenditure respectively.

Some of the affected projects include water resources conservation and protection, water resource management, national water and Sanitation investment. 

In the housing sector, the Ksh.86.5 billion was revised downwards to Ksh.74.9 billion; a decrease of Ksh.11.6 billion. 

Treasury stated that the decrease is mainly due to a reduction in donor funding for capital expenditure. However, Treasury disbursed an additional Ksh.64.5 million to cater for salaries under the current expenditure. 

ICT and Energy sectors also experienced a decrease in funds; dropping by Ksh.7.8 billion and Ksh.7.6 billion respectively. ICT's Ksh.20 billion budget was revised to Ksh.12.2 billion while Energy's Ksh54.1 billion was reduced to Ksh.46.4 billion. 

In the ICT sector, some of the affected projects include ICT infrastructure connectivity and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) development. 

The budget for the implementation of e-government services, a key pillar in President William Ruto's administration, was reduced from Ksh.3.5 billion to Ksh.2.4 billion. 

Other departments affected in the revised budgets include cabinet affairs, parliamentary affairs, diaspora affairs, transport and irrigation.