Govt Spends Ksh1B Meant for Youths in Travel, Salaries
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu at a past function on February 18, 2021.
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Kenyan youths may have to find an alternative source of finances after reports emerged that funds meant for business loans were spent on other activities.
A report submitted by the Auditor General Nancy Gathugu in parliament revealed that the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) diverted the money and used it for staff travel and salaries.
The AG expressed disappointment saying that such actions derail the government s effort to support the youths in gaining economic freedom and to have an assured source of income.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta makes his remarks during a meeting with over 7000 leaders from Mt Kenya at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri County to discuss the region s development as well as other pertinent national agenda including the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) - [Courtesy].
The race to succeed Uhuru Kenyatta in Mt Kenya region has been further complicated by last weekend’s entry of Senate Speaker Justin Muturi and photo hints of former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo mingling with the president.
Muturi’s coronation at the Njuri Ncheke shrine in Meru appeared to have stirred mixed reactions with some local leaders coming out to reject the move.
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Josphat Thiong o |
March 10th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
City Hall taken on September 11, 2018. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]
Nairobi City County Government employees will now be entitled to Sh500 million in car loans and mortgages starting July 1.
This is after the county assembly last week approved the Nairobi County Annual Development Plan for the 2021/2022 financial year.
The plan proposes a raft of allocations that will see the employees get additional perks and see an increment in the Public Service Management docket budget from Sh708 million to Sh2.7 billion.
This means that the county’s 12, 496 staff will access the allocated Sh250 million for car loans and Sh250 million for mortgages from the next financial year. The allocations have been captured under the recurrent vote.