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Financial experts have asked the National Treasury to stop giving large allocations to ministries and county governments that repeatedly fail to use the money within the financial year.
The audit shows that KeRRA had 136 road projects under implementation during the period under review. However, two of the projects had not started even though they had been listed as ongoing.
According to the committee's briefing, only 10 of the 24 audit issues raised by the Auditor-General have been fully addressed. Eleven remain unresolved, while three have only been partly dealt with, showing that several concerns raised in previous audits continue to resurface.
Ruto announced that 88,934 beneficiaries who properly utilised their first allocation will shortly receive a second tranche of Sh25,000, raising the total amount each entrepreneur receives under the programme to Sh50,000.
Ruto said the government has witnessed the progress made by many young entrepreneurs after receiving modest financial support, adding that it now has a duty to eliminate unnecessary hurdles that could slow down their growth.
The concerns emerged when KeNHA officials appeared before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC), where members questioned the state of major roads across the country and the pace at which damaged infrastructure is being repaired.
According to the Panel, Sh448.7 million was paid during the initial phase, while the second phase saw 157 claims fully processed, including 57 fatalities, 19 severe injury cases, 57 moderate injuries, 18 minor injuries and six aggravated sexual offence cases, with Sh225.4 million disbursed.
The sixth edition of the Firi Cultural Festival is underway in Mombasa, with a gala dinner on Friday followed by cultural exhibitions, live performances, local cuisine and business discussions at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park on Saturday and Sunday.
Speaking in Nairobi on Thursday during the launch of the IEBC 2022 Pre-Election Dispute Resolution Report and Case Digest, Ingonga said protecting elections requires more than settling disputes, noting that criminal acts that threaten the electoral process must also be dealt with firmly.
Addressing residents in Lolmolok, Suguta Ward, Samburu County on Thursday, July 9, Murkomen said the renewed operation will target criminal elements operating in Samburu, West Pokot, Tiaty and Isiolo.
PAC Committee chair Moses Kajwang' said the Senate had no option but to invoke the powers granted to Parliament under the Constitution to compel attendance by witnesses who fail to honour summonses.
In a letter signed by the Registrar of Political Parties and Chief Executive Officer J.C. Lorionokou, the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) said it reviewed documents submitted by ODM before determining that the removal complied with the Political Parties Act and the party's constitution.