Kenya committed to Big 4 projects

One of the Affordable Housing projects in Nairobi. It is part of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Kenya is committed to implementing its on-going infrastructure projects with a focus on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ambitious Big Four Agenda projects despite an economic crisis triggered by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.

However, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani reduced budgetary allocation towards these projects — which are falling behind schedule — by setting aside $1.28 billion compared with last year’s allocation of $4.3 billion from the 2019/2020 budget, accounting to close to a 70 per cent drop.