Julius Kipleting, Member of Parliament for Kesses, has told the press that the county expects to receive approximately 2 billion Ksh from the treasury. Hon. Julius Kipleting was speaking at a Mombasa hotel in Shanzu, where he urged the government to continue prioritizing education matters to provide students with access to education. The constituency has 21 secondary schools, and approximately 15 000 students are expected to benefit from CDF funds. On January 24, 2023, all primary and secondary schools officially opened.
Treasury CS risk being first to go through impeachment motion by N.A ,says Mandera East MP
Mandela East Mp Hon. Hussein Weyta says if the Treasury will not disburse the 100% of CDF by 14th next month, he risk being impeached as the first Cabinet Secretary in the hustler government.
He said upto now the fund is still little and below the expected target by all constituencies.
Therefore, he has advised the Treasury to first be careful and critical when disbursing the fund to all constituencies because not all are the same population.
Hon. Hussein said the debt economy has gone higher and their are some projects you can’t do with the CDF alone.
” I will urge the government to increase more funds within the specified time to help the constituency in doing some projects.”, he adds
He says the President Ruto promised to ensure counties or constituencies get enough funds and on time,he said let the government put it as a priority.
However the constituency is also getting the supported from the county government.
Mandera East constituency plans to issue bursary to over 2000 to 5000 students mostly secondary schools and primary.
Nyaribari Masaba Member of Parliament Hon Dr. Daniel Manduku has come to the rescue of CDF kitty.
Hon. Manduku said the CDF is the best kitty and which is well managed since it became implemented in 2015.
Since 2015, implementation of the fund has been used to support different projects across the country before it became National Government Curriculum Development Fund (NG-CDF) kitty for all constituents.
But this hasn’t taken long before the project became legally after the court said its unconstitutional.
“CDF is the most visible and vibrant fund that Kenyans can count when it comes to projects it has done including building schools amongst other infrastructures in each and every constituencies, therefore it will be help in a big way if the government put a lot of money being disbursed on a timely basis,” he adds
Therefore it is the responsibility of Parliament and Treasury to make it a constitutional law for the benefit of Kenyans.
Dr. Manduku plans to give the bursary to more than 5000 students and through vetting on who should receive the fund.
President Ruto has of late supported the CDF and said it should be legalised as one of the laws of Kenya.
Mr Carl-Sunday Siebel (left) Chairman, Josef Siebel Africa chats with the German Ambassador to Kenya Mr Sebastian Groth (Right) during the opening of the Nairobi shop. PIC: Tum David.
by Tum David
The firm has opened NairobiEurope’s longest established shoe manufacturers, Josef Seibel -founded in 1886 in Haunstein, Germany -has today opened its first Nairobi outlet as it begins expanding presence in Kenya.
The company is targeting the country’s burgeoning middle and upper class consumers with European comfort standard shoe brands made from Kenya’s highest quality genuine leather and designed for different age groups and occassion.
“We are bringing to Kenyan market the same quality, fitting and designs as we have it elsewhere in the world. Nairobi is where most middle and upper class populations live and where we also have big multinational organisations including the UN headquarters,” said Josef Siebel Africa, Chairman, Carl-August Seibel during the opening of Nairobi shop.
He added, “We want to show that good quality shoes can be made and sold in Kenya.”
The local leather the firm uses to make its huge array of shoe brands has been tested for Chromium VI chemicals to ensure the leather is safe for use.
Some of the shoes already being made at its two-year old Ukunda factory include ShuShu and Nolan range under brand name-Romika.
Under Shushu range is a set of high quality, lightweight school shoes for the active child, while its Nolan range covers low-heel slip on shoes with double elastic bands that are quick and easy, yet stylish and comfy. All these are designed in Germany and made in Kenya.
“ We are priced in the segment between Ksh 4,000 to Ksh 7,000. In market comparison, we are competitive,” said Seibel.
As part of its expansion plan, the company is looking to train more local staff and increase its production capacity from current 120,000 – 130,000 pairs of shoes annually and broaden its shoe offering range.
“A hundred people are currently employed at the Ukunda factory. we are targeting to increase the number to 200 by end of next year as we look to produce more shoe designes in the market,” he said.
The move, Seibel said will help to relieve the company from high import taxes when demand exceeds its local production capacity.
The company trains local staff- without knowledge of shoe making- from scratch, which it said has proven as a better system to meeting the high international quality, comfort and safety standards.
The company will leverage on franchise model to expand presence in Nairobi with plans to open more outlets in Mombasa and other coastal towns near its factory.
Chesumei constituency Member of parliament Hon. Paul Yego a Member of Finance committee asked the Treasury to ensure the funding reaches the constituency as they promised on time.
Speaking to journalists in Mombasa during Parliamentarian Induction in Mombasa, which was to discuss possible bills for 2023,he said ,”we have applauded the Treasury for partial payment “he adds
He said that Mps protested witnessed during the first day of the induction meeting in Mombasa, was as a result pressure from the constituency and need to take children going school.
He said CDF is one of the key milestone to all constituencies and well achievement to most of the projects in the constituency.
Therefore,he said if well supported by all stakeholders it will serve kenyans well.
“I have requested Mps and the national government to implement the fund in full.”he said
He has appreciated the president who has been supportive to the CDF allocation.
Hon. Mushangi Karemba, a member of parliament from Runyenjes and the chair of the departmental committee on labor, told the media today that the protest by Mps to halt activities at the county levels has ended as a result of yesterday’s disbursement of monies. At a press conference held in a Mombasa hotel, Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Moses Wetangula promised to engage the Mps and distribute the monies to their accounts, according to Hon. Mushangi. Otherwise, he said that the fund is crucial for the nation since it will enable a large number of disadvantaged pupils to reenter the classroom. He encouraged the Cs and treasury to try and c and assist in rectifying the crisis while praising the efforts the government has done to address the issue at hand. He stated that members are currently being initiated into their duties within various committees, and since he is on the labor committee, he claimed that his committee is quite busy and aware of the labor issues that will be brought before them. “I do not want to preempt but we are here to get ready for the assignments ahead.” Other than that We are also considering laws that will see Kenyans to go and work abroad…..He told Journalists In Mombasa. He also made a suggestion that he would someday run for president.
Hon. Patrick Osero has today encouraged the government to put off other endeavors and give concerns pertaining to education priority, noting the need to prioritize pupils’ education. Speaking to the media, he remarked that because other agendas were given priority, the additional cash intended for development, infrastructure, and missions could wait. In addition, he stated that considering what transpired yesterday, at least those pupils in need will return to class. He says he expects the funds to be released by today at midnight, but if they are not, he would cancel the meeting with other members of Parliament that was scheduled for Mombasa.
Renowned Hon. Katani The Member of Parliament for the Kaloleni Constituency, has backed the members’ decision to leave the discussion of the National Government, also known as the NG-CDF, that was held in Mombasa. The National Assembly members resolved their protest on the third day, after the Treasury agreed to take action on the CDF funds. The Mp was discussing the direction of parliamentary work during a retreat of the National Assembly in Mombasa. The fact that nearly 15,000 students who were meant to receive the funding are still waiting and still visiting, according to Hon. Katani is unfortunate. “Government come up with a well-prioritised plan and framework which hive education a priority for our children to be in school on time”, he said If things had not been completed by the deadline, MPs had earlier pledged to impeach the Treasury Cabinet Secretary.
Hon. Abraham Kirwa has said that government should first truck privatize most of government institutions to cut on spending towards build economy.
Mosop Mp has said borrowing too much abd is dangerous to economy, he has requested the Central Bank in planning in stabilizing the shillings.
He has given example of companies like Kenya Airways is such a company that doesn’t promote economy at all.
The Head of State instructed the relevant parties to commence the review of the Privatization Act with a view to repealing it and replacing it with a more facilitative framework that will accelerate the privatizations.
The Mp who is a member of privatisation committee in the national assembly has urged government to carry out privatisation of government properties.
“Last year President William Ruto said his administration targets to privatize between six to ten government-owned firms in the next twelve months,”
The pronouncement is aimed at attracting more investors into the bourse that has seen little or no major investments over the last six years.
Speaking during a retreat in Mombasa organised by government.
