Kenya: Kimunya Seeks Extra Sh21b for Ministries
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The East African Standard (Nairobi)
30 April 2008
Posted to the web 30 April 2008
Nairobi
The Government is seeking Parliament's approval to spend Sh21 billion to meet recurrent and development expenditure.
The extra funds will cover expenditure until June when the next budget will be read. The funds will pay salaries and other expenses for new ministries in the coalition Government.
Mr Amos Kimunya, the Finance minister, tabled the supplementary estimates yesterday.
An additional Sh34.5 billion is needed, but Treasury will raise Sh19.6 billion in cuts from other ministries, leaving a deficit of Sh14.8 billion.
The Office of the Prime Minister is allocated more than Sh240 million. Of the Sh242,989,370 allocated to the office, Sh1 million is appropriations in aid.
In the development estimates, the Efficiency Monitoring Unit and Public Sector Reforms, whose functions were in the Cabinet Office, have been transferred to the PM's office.
The office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government requires Sh190,626,900. The National Security Intelligence Service wants Sh1.3 billion.
The Electoral Commission of Kenya, which is set to conduct by-elections in June, has asked for Sh415,977,400.
The Government requires Sh800 million to contain a deadly livestock disease in northern Kenya.
Livestock minister, Dr Mohammed Kuti, said the money was needed to buy 15 million doses of vaccine against PPR, a contagious viral disease.
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Kuti told the House that the ministry would obtain Sh200 million for the vaccination.
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