Is there a government project without a scratch? Seems government employees will always find a way to mess with our hard earned taxes and now citizens continue to suffer the consequences as some collide with the officials to commit this forgeries.
Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and Treasury slashed a significant amount of money from various vote heads, leaving counties financially starved.
Kirinyaga deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri said his county had Sh 600 million slashed, forcing them to scale down funding for various projects.
He said Kirinyaga’s bursary allocation was Sh70 million but was reduced to Sh40 million. He asked area MCAs to acquaint themselves with the change.
Last week, the MCAs claimed the county government had diverted the bursary funds to other projects. Ndambiri told the ward reps there were proper structures and guidelines set to govern how the fund is disbursed to deserving learners.
“Bursary fund is meant to benefit bright but needy children in the society but we have seen in the past, children whose parents have means of paying fees being allocated money from the fund, which is not only illegal but also immoral,” he said.
Speaking at Full Gospel Churches of Kenya centre near Kerugoya town after Sunday service, he urged MCAs to stop politicising the fund because the amount available can only cater for a few students.