Nairobi, Feb. 8 -- The Treasury has slashed the budget of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) by Sh10 billion as the State moves to implement an austerity plan on the expenditures of ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the current 2022/2023.

The Treasury cut the budget for the security intelligence from Sh46.127 billion to Sh36.127 billion in the financial year ending June 30.

"The Gross Approved Estimates for the National Intelligence Service during the financial year 2022/23 amounts to Sh46.1 billion for current expenditure. The Estimates have been adjusted to Sh36.1 billion under the financial year 2022/23 Supplementary Estimates No.1 for current expenditure," the Treasury said in the mini-budget.

"The decrease of Sh...