wasort budget kwanza:

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County governments have two weeks to fix their budgets or miss out on the Sh210 billion allocated to them by the National Treasury.

Controller of Budget Ms Agnes Odhiambo advised county governments to expunge wasteful allocations in their budgets, including hefty perks for governors and members of county assemblies (MCAs).

This comes after a report by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) revealed that only 15 counties had balanced their budgets .

These are Nairobi, Kajiado, Narok, Elgeyo/Marakwet, Garissa, Kericho, Kiambu and Nyeri. Others are Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Bungoma, Muranga, Kirinyaga, Embu and Taita-Taveta.

“Our stand is the same as that of the Controller of Budget. There is no way you can run a budget with a deficit,” CRA chairman Micah Cheserem told The Standard.

“To do so you will destroy the private sector. You will soon be unable to pay for services from the private sector. Financial indiscipline is cause for a county government to be taken over by the national government,” he warned.

... hiyo ingine soma

Heck some Wazuans hawasomi gazetii liked these ones:

Ms Odhiambo said the wasteful allocations, which include billions of shillings in personal benefits and lavish lifestyles for governors, were illegal.

She also expressed concern over counties’ use of huge imprests and warned that foreign travel by governors was fatiguing host nations

On February 19, 2013 one Moses Kuria Penned the following:

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i quote:

*First, I think we should create a semi-autonomous government agency (SAGA) to deal conclusively with the irritant that is the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria. Doubtlessly, this is an issue that is of utmost concern not only for Kenya but also for the entire Great Lakes region. Raila could be asked to head that agency.

*Second, with the demise of Muammar Gaddafi, the lofty dream of the United States of Africa appears to have missed a driver. This role for Raila appears to be exactly what the doctor ordered for.

* Third, it is a fact that climate change continues to cause concern for the global population. Whereas the West and countries like China and Japan appear to have taken major strides in combating climate change, Africa has not even opened the first chapter in this regard. Raila Odinga should be tasked to use his post-defeat years domesticating the Kyoto Accord to the African context. Time is running out on this.

*Fourth, with new trouble flashpoints emerging every day, from Syria to Mali, from Tunisia to Yemen, it is not very wise to expect that Kofi Annan can shoulder the shuttle diplomacy role alone. He needs an able assistant who has the energy and ample time but who also enjoys the pleasures that come with extensive foreign travel. If an interview was held for this role, no one can hold a candle to our own Raila Odinga.

* Finally ladies and gentlemen, by the year 2050 it is estimated that 80 percent of Africa’s population will be residing in urban areas. This will exert unforeseen pressures on our cities. If left unchecked, slum areas will develop to be major social and economic challenges for the newly urbanizing Africa. It will be necessary for the United Nations to create a specialised unit that will handle the problem of slums in Africa. I see the Prime Minister fitting perfectly into such a role given his experience, the lack of tangible results notwithstanding, in leading Kibera for the last 21 years.

A society that does not honour its heroes has no place in the civilized world. Even as the voters prepare to hand Raila Odinga massive defeat in the next fourteen days, it is incumbent upon us as a country to honour him with a fitting post-defeat role. Defeat should not be an excuse for humiliation.

@Thimioni, this village mate of yours is going nowhere!!!! Hakuna....votes za FB na Gatanga hazitoshi my friend...

Utashangaa jamaa. The third attempt atapata. Patience, honour, tact. Kigeugeu hawesmek ata na juju!

PK is from accross the Chania. The infamous Beautiful Muranga County.