In the projected Sh2.79 trillion spending in the 2020-21 financial year, CS Yatani announced a waiver on examinations fee for all Standard 8 and Form 4 candidates. The 2020-21 budget is focused on safeguarding jobs, businesses and cushioning vulnerable citizens against effects of Covid-19, the CS said. The programme, according to CS Yatani, will help address youth unemployment and empowerment in urban informal settlements. The stimulus programme, Yatani said, will focus on keeping the food supply chains functional while promoting the use of locally produced goods and services, thus securing the livelihoods of daily wage earners. “Mr Speaker, we have set aside Sh56.6 billion to cater for the various thematic areas of this programme,” Yatani said during his address in Parliament.

Source: The Star June 11, 2020 19:52 UTC