Tuesday November
12, 2019 - Details have emerged about how President Uhuru Kenyatta reprimanded
a number of Government officials during an intense 2-hour meeting at State
House yesterday.
According to reports, the
meeting that lasted two hours saw Uhuru express displeasure with the money
circulating in the economy.
The President allegedly
ordered parastatal heads, who were in attendance, to settle debts,
amounting to Ksh 34 billion, owed to suppliers.
He also ordered the
leaders to plan their budgets based on revenue collected, not budget
estimates.
Treasury CS Ukur
Yattani, who was also in the meeting, confirmed that the President had indeed
asked leaders to ensure that money was circulating to citizens at the
grassroots.
“We have (also) directed
the CEOs to release pending bills worth Ksh34 billion as a way of unlocking the
flow of cash to the ordinary wananchi."
"They will be required to ensure strict compliance with the austerity measures,” Yattani revealed.
"They will be required to ensure strict compliance with the austerity measures,” Yattani revealed.
“The President’s main
concern is to ensure that the person in the village has money in his pockets,”
the CS added.
During the
meeting, the President also reportedly expressed displeasure about
how Government tenders were profiting a handful of people.
To that effect, he
warned them to personally oversee their firms' expenditures, as any corrupt
dealings would be dealt with ruthlessly.
Other leaders who
reportedly attended the meeting included CS Fred Matiang’i (Interior), CS James
Macharia (Transport and Infrastructure), CS Peter Munya (Trade) and Attorney
General Kihara Kariuki.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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