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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Simanova on June 16, 2016, 01:58:25 PM
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto’s offices spent Sh1 billion each on hospitality during the first nine months of the 2015/16 financial year despite their repeated calls for austerity.
The Controller of Budget’s report for the third quarter of this financial year shows that the Presidency used Sh1.045 billion on hospitality, Sh359 million on domestic travel, Sh167 million on foreign tours and Sh149 million on printing and advertising.
The huge expenditure on hospitality and travel flies in the face of the President’s repeated advice to government officials to cut costs associated with travel and hospitality in order to free money for development.
Addressing a governors’ summit at Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri in February, Mr Kenyatta directed government officials to reduce travel and expense allowances by 60 per cent.
“The national and county governments have committed to achieve a 60 per cent reduction in travel and allowance expenditure,” he said.
The decision, he said, would direct more resources to development.
He promised to form a team to analyse functions of the national and county
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/report-says-uhuru-and-ruto-s-offices-spent-Sh2bn-on-hospitality/-/1950946/3251444/-/oe57kyz/-/index.html
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That's roughly 6 million per day just in hospitality. Imagine what that kind of money would do if it was directed to kenyatta national hospital or some dilapidated provincial general hospitals or maternity ward where women share beds. The level of greed and wastage among our criminal 'misleaders' is mind boggling.
UhuRuto for prison 2017
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Doesn't look good. UhuRuto should walk the talk.