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The ballooning public wage bill is tightening its grip on Kenya’s economy, and the 2025/26 budget puts the strain in sharp focus. With nearly half of recurrent expenditure set aside for salaries and allowances, questions are mounting over sustainability, efficiency, and the real impact of ongoing public sector reforms. In our special feature titled Billions and bureaucracy. The true cost of keeping the government running.
Budget Under Pressure: The Public Wage Burden
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