National security apparatus are among the big beneficiaries of the 2020/21 budget after Treasury CS Ukur Yatani allocated them Sh168 billion. He proposed Sh167.9 billion for security agencies which include Defence, and National Intelligence Service, leasing of police motor vehicles, National Communication and Surveillance System, police modernisation, and the equipping of the National Forensic Laboratory. Drop from last year’s allocationThe Sh169 billion allocated to governance, law and order reflects a Sh21 billion drop from last year’s allocation. It nonetheless places national security ahead of health and water and sanitization, two dockets that are battling the coronavirus pandemic that has shaken Kenya’s economy to the core. Mr Yatani has allocated the Witness Protection Agency Sh472 million to ensure that crucial witnesses whose lives are at risk get protection.

Source: Daily Nation June 11, 2020 15:56 UTC