Ruto spends over Ksh400 Million on State House & Deputy President office facelift
2 min read
Ruto allocated over Ksh400 million to rehabilitate the State House in Nairobi and the office of the Deputy President
Ruto allocated over Ksh400 million to rehabilitate the State House in Nairobi and the office of the Deputy President.
The government repaired and maintained the Nairobi State House for Ksh200 million, according to budget projections presented to the National Assembly.
According to the estimations, the Deputy President’s office received around Ksh264 million in funding for operations and maintenance.
Both were included under the President’s Executive Office, which also included the now-defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).
When Ruto assumed office, he replaced furniture at the State House, including chairs that were synonymous with former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Ruto also replaced the president’s standard and changed the profile picture of the State House on social media pages.
On the other hand, Gachagua moved his operations to Harambee Annex while Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi was stationed at Kenya Railways Headquarters.
The State Department of Interior and Government Services also spent Ksh125 million on general administrative and support services in addition to the State House Maintenance expense.
However, Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s Ministry of Transport was able to secure funding for a number of road projects.
The National Treasury allocated Ksh4.8 billion from the supplementary budget estimate for the development of the Thika Town roads and Ksh400 million for the Nairobi Eastern Bypass.
Ruto cut current budget spending by Sh14bn as he drops Uhuru’s projects
Kenyans to contribute KSh 2,000 monthly to the NSSF pension after court ruling
In Mombasa, the construction of Makupa Causeway was allocated Ksh1.8 billion.
By August 5, 2022, the National Treasury had disbursed Ksh9.4 billion for various road projects in the country.
However, the MPs led by Speaker Moses Wetangula are set to deliberate on some of the estimates and amount disbursed when the August house resumes.
“Upon resumption of the House, and as soon as the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2022/2023 is tabled, the House Business Committee shall facilitate consideration of the Report for approval in accordance with requirements of Article 223 of the Constitution,” Wetangula indicated in a notice dated Wednesday, February 1.
“In keeping with the practices of the House, consideration of the Supplementary Estimates, the Budget Policy Statement, and other budget-related business is to be accorded priority during this part of the session,” Wetangula added.
However, to tackle debt, the Treasury proposed a slash in domestic borrowing from Ksh581.7 billion to Ksh415.5 billion.
Also read,
Ruto went on a spending spree after poll win as he used Sh4bn on luxuries
DCI withdraws detectives attached to KRA
Follow us
