Various government departments and ministries are set to get additional funds after the government approved Sh64 billion supplementary estimates 11 for the financial year 2016/17.
According to the estimates tabled in the National Assembly by the Leader of Majority Aden Duale, the National government allocation will increase by Sh48.6 billion out of which recurrent expenditure will get Sh6.5 billion while the development expenditure will get Sh6.5 billion.
In the increment, the government has moved to address the current food crisis as it has allocated the Strategic Grain Reserve an addition Sh3.7 billion to increase the acquisition of strategic stocks.
This comes after the government it announced that the prices of Unga has gone down to Sh90 for a two-kilogramme packet up from Sh140. But despite the reduction, the flour has not been available in various supermarkets, as it has run out of stock.
Apart from the said increment other sectors that have benefited include the State Department of Interior which will get an additional Sh 3.7 billion for recruitment and training of police officers as well as enhanced security operations ahead of the August 8 General Election.
In particular, security operations will get an additional Sh3.2 billion while the remainder will go towards the hiring of new officers, increase of specialised material will get an additional Sh1.5 billion while confidential expenditure will get an additional Sh 962 million.
The allocation to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) has been increased by Sh900 million, foreign travel will get an additional Sh555 million, hospitality industry will get an additional Sh472 million while Health ministry will get Sh1.5billion.
However, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is among those that will get reduction of Sh3.8 billion that will affect the employment of additional teachers.
In March, the commission announced plans to recruit about 2,000 teachers to replace those who left the service including those who have exited service through natural attrition.
Others who will get a reduction include the National Treasury which will get a reduction of Sh1.5b and the State Department for Housing Sh1 billion.
Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) members who met Treasury officials expressed concerns over the increase in the budget saying members should keenly look at them before they are passed.
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