Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- The government wants ministries to be self-sufficient, setting the stage for higher charges on fees on critical public services.

In the 2024 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) released on Friday, the National Treasury has said that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) will be expected to collect enough revenues for their own expenses and even remain with more to remit to the Exchequer.

The new policy position has set off a wave of fee revisions by various State corporations pushing up the cost of several services including issuance of IDs, land transaction fees as well as service charges by the National Transport and Safety Authority.

"The government will scale up efforts on requiring the various MDAs to not only ...