UPDATE: SUMMARY of President Ruto’s press briefing today at State house, Nairobi.
-President William Ruto has appointed a taskforce to conduct a forensic audit of Kenya’s public debt. The Taskforce is expected to table its report within three months.
-47 overlapping institutions in various ministries will be closed to reduce on expenditure.
-The number of advisers in government shall be reduced by 50% within the public service
-The decision to fill the positions of Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS) is suspended
-Purchase of new motor vehicles in govt suspended for 12 months, except for security agencies.
-The government will hire JSS teachers and medical interns.
– Ruto suspends non-essential travel for govt workers
-President Ruto has banned all state officers and public servants from participating in public contributions or Harambees
-The offices of spouses, Rachel Ruto, Dorcas Rigathi and Tessy Mudavadi will not receive budget.
-The number of government advisors within the public service shall be reduced by 50%.
-Renovation budget across government facilities reduced by 50% as well as Confidential budget removed
-Government to borrow money to fund milk stabilisation programme, revivie stalled projects across the country and fertiliser subsidy programme, settling debts owed to coffee farmers, enabling public-owned sugar mills to pay debts to sugarcane farmers.
– Govt to look for Additional funding for the higher education new funding model, Settling arrears owed to counties and the NG-CDF & Settling arrears for pensions.
-Government will propose abudget cut of Ksh 177 billion to National assembly and borrow the difference
-Public servants who have retired yet still serving to proceed to retirement immediately.
