Kenya’s budget deficit likely to swell, finance minister says
DUNCAN MIRIRI KENYA's budget deficit for this financial year could increase due to revenue shortfalls and coronavirus-related disruptions, the finance minister said on Tuesday. Ukur Yatani, who set the deficit at 7.5% of GDP when he presented the budget in June, did not say how far the gap was likely to expand, adding that they were developing a plan to cover it. "It might be just cutting on some expenditures, particularly the slow-moving projects, and… some state agencies are doing well so we are likely to get some substantial dividends," Yatani told Reuters. Revenue collection underperformed by 40 billion shillings…