The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) has proposed a gross reduction of its budget allocation by Kshs. 2 billion. This emerged during a meeting with the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Chaired by Kiharu MP Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, over the Supplementary Estimates 1 for the Financial Year 2024/25. The proposed Supplementary Estimates…
“I don’t Earn Acting For 21 Cabinet Secretaries- PCS Musalia
President William Ruto dismissed his entire Cabinet, except for Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Musalia Mudavadi was gazetted as the acting CS for all ministries until a new Cabinet is approved by the parliament. Mudavadi highlighted the expenditure rationalisation and other austerity measures to reduce government’s…
“Return budget for school feeding program,” Education Committee Directs Treasury
Basic Education PS Dr Bellio Kipsang urges parliament to reinstate at least Sh 5 billion to cushion key national programs Tindaret Lawmaker Julius Melly’s National Assembly Committee on Education have waken up to perturbing news that school feeding program will not be actualized and was forcefully taken away from State…
MPs reject Gachagua’s effort to return budget for medals, insignia.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has no business to be the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and the Chief Executive Officer for National Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse [Nacada] These are the words of Laikipia North lawmaker Sarah Lekorere, who has thanked God for bringing GenZs for mounting pressure for the…
No money for JSS teachers: Macharia shocks JSS Interns
TSC CEO Dr Nancy Macharia has shocked JSS interns by telling them they won’t be converted into PnP terms in July but January 2025 Tindaret MP Julius Melly led committee is now forcing TSC to convert all 46,000 JSS interns by August since they money Teachers are in for a…
Ichungwah bows to the pressure, withdrawals Land Bill
The ruling class is now bowing to the pressure of public outrage, following to the recent countrywide demonstrations that vandalised some of key constitutional institutions including parliament and judiciary Protesters angered by the contagious bills being forced to people without their wishes are increasingly charging Gen-Zs to seek revenge to…
“We ought to tap into our endowed resources”Trade CS Rebecca Miano
Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry CS Rebecca Miano launches fourth Medium Term Plan for the year 2023-2027 Miano highlighted the importance of strengthening healthcare infrastructure to combat emergencies She also noted revitalizing public-private partnership framework to attract more investors and incentives Government has announced of re-modelling and digitizing the…
Kenya trending worldwide over draconian bill
With Kenyan police reversing young protesters taking to the streets to protest against the proposed tax increase in Finance Bill 2024, the hashtag #RejectFinanceBill2024 became one of the most trending topics worldwide with over 1.8 million posts. The hashtag was among the most trending topics in the United States, Canada,…
Education receives biggest share in 2024/2025 budgetary allocation
The Ministry Education is the biggest beneficiary in the 2024/2025 financial year after being allocated a whopping Kshs. 659.5 billion equivalent to 27.5% of the budget which is estimated to be Sh 3.9 trillion The Higher Education Loans Board has been allocated Kshs. 36.31 billion where the ongoing university projects…
Kitui youths urged to embrace smart agriculture
Kitui County CECM Agriculture urges youths to embrace on agriculture if they want to address unemployment His docket will disburse loans meant to help small farmers upscale their farming model and market their produce Youth in Kitui have been urged to embrace Agriculture to tackle unemployment and boost food production.…