As an economic tool, a budget helps policymakers to divert resources from private citizens to the government, and then to sectors of interest. As a political tool, a budget allows elected leaders to perpetuate their ideology into the economic system and institutionalise their legacy. On these primary concerns, the budget makes a good attempt by allocating Sh14.3 billion to procure vaccines on top of 2020/21 allocation of Sh7.6 billion. Other notable programmes under health include Sh5.8 billion, Sh4.1 billion, Sh3.9 billion and 1.8 billion for HIV and Aids, free maternal healthcare, other vaccines and immunisations and medical cover for the elderly and severely disabled. To understand the technical feasibility of the budget, we must refer back to the assumptions that underlie the budget.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2021 18:45 UTC