The National Assembly Administration and Internal Security Committee, chaired by Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West), today held a meeting with the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) under its purview to discuss the 2025 Budget Policy Statement.
The meeting was attended by representatives from State House, the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration, the Office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), and the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
The State House Comptroller, Hon. Katoo Ole Metito, told the Committee that State House has been facing challenges in executing its mandate due to budgetary constraints.
In his report, the proposed ceiling for the FY 2025/26, as per the 2025 BPS, is Ksh. 7,518.2 million, comprising recurrent expenditure of Ksh. 6,802.8 million and development expenditure of Ksh. 715.4 million.
“This allocation is inadequate to facilitate the achievement of our strategic goals and objectives. State House seeks consideration to enhance the FY 2025/26 ceiling by Ksh. 3,335.1 million to optimally deliver on its overall mandate,” said Hon. Katoo.
The IPOA, led by its CEO, Mr. Elema Halake, noted that the Authority has been allocated a budget ceiling of Ksh. 1,314.10 million against a resource requirement of Ksh. 2,208 million for recurrent expenditure.
In his presentation, Mr. Halake stated that complaints, investigations, legal services, inspection, and monitoring are key areas requiring additional funding of Ksh. 181.9 million.
Highlighting the department’s achievements, the Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Joseph Busiega, noted that the office has developed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation framework for collecting data for quarter one and quarter two on the 51 priority/BETA projects and programmes.
He further noted that the office requires Ksh. 1,691.80 million to facilitate the delivery of effective coordination and supervision services as per its mandate.
The Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service, Mr. Arthur Osiya, told the Committee that the proposed BPS allocation is Ksh. 4,748.70 million, of which Ksh. 3,948.70 million is under the recurrent vote and Ksh. 800 million is under the development vote.
Mr. Osiya further said that the office falls short by Ksh. 10,855.40 million, which will hinder them from fulfilling their mandate.
Having engaged with the MDAs, the Committee is expected to write a report and submit it before the Liaison Committee next week.
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