The Budget and Appropriations Committee last week increased Mrs Rachel Ruto’s office budget to Sh102.9 million for the year starting July, up from the Sh72.9 million that the Treasury had allocated.
The committee left the budget of Mrs Kenyatta’s office unchanged at Sh114.4 million, cutting the budget gap between the two offices to Sh11.5 million compared to Sh41.5 million based on Treasury estimates.
Treasury released it estimates on April 30, but the Constitution provides for Parliament to review the Budget ahead of the reading by Finance secretary Henry Rotich on Thursday.
The committee tabled its changes in Parliament on Wednesday, which saw the size of the Budget increase to Sh1.779 trillion from Sh1.769 trillion.