How will struggling Treasury fund BBI?
President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga lead Kenyans in signing the BBI form during the National launch of the BBI signatures collection exercise at KICC in Nairobi County.
Funding • As the collection of signatures for the BBI begins, Stephen Mutuguta wonders how the National Treasury, which struggles to give 15 per cent of its budget to the counties will now remit 35 per cent. “Secondly, what function will be transferred to the counties for the extra 20 per cent financing? They have failed to manage the health sector” His contact is [email protected].
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Rebuke • What Mario Weru finds rather baffling is that President Kenyatta chose to vilify DCI boss George Kinoti in public over the 2007/8 post-election violence cases. “If it is true that he only read about DCI Kinoti’s threat to reopen the cases in the newspapers, then something is amiss. The man could not just have started this all on his own.” His contact is [email protected].
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New road • The tarmacking of the Juja Farm road that had been neglected for years is a source of plenty of joy for Dr Victor Isadia. Says he: “As the users, we feel remembered, at long last. However, the contractor should sprinkle some water, as clouds of dust are making life a living hell for motorists, who could easily cause accidents due to poor visibility.” His contact is [email protected].
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No power • Power supply in Nairobi’s Industrial Area, especially Likoni Road, has been inconsistent for a couple of weeks, moans Samuel Kiroko. While this is so, he adds, bills continue to rise. “I’m in manufacturing and this year has not been business friendly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government should streamline it.” His account is No.1952862 and his contact, [email protected].
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Ruling • The High Court, James Gakuo recalls, ruled some time back that the Huduma Namba registration was optional. He is, therefore, surprised to learn that the national identity card will soon be phased out and replaced with the Huduma Namba, which is now mandatory for anyone wishing to access government services. He poses: “What is going on?”
His contact is [email protected].
Have an identifiable day, won’t you!
