2026 Amended Finance Bill: El Malick Ndiaye denounces budget cuts threatening key investments

National Assembly Vice-President El Malick Ndiaye has criticized Senegal’s 2026 amended finance bill, saying its cuts could jeopardize essential investments in water, education, health and flood prevention. He says the allocation for the water-supply project linking Lake Guiers to Touba and then Dakar was cut by 50 billion CFA francs. Ndiaye argues that social investments remain vital even when they do not generate immediate revenue. He also says a close examination of the bill uncovered several irregularities.