Taxpayers to pick up Sh1.1bn for President Ruto advisers

Dr David Ndii is the chair of the Presidential Council of Economic Advisers.

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The cost of maintaining a team advising President William Ruto will cross the Sh1 billion mark, underlining the burden of hiring consultants in government.

Budget documents tabled in Parliament show that the six advisory units will spend Sh1.14 billion in the year starting July, up from Sh977 million in the current fiscal year.

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