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Where the Hell is Moses Kuria?

It seems Moses Kuria, the man of many portfolios, embarked on a whirlwind adventure through the halls of government, only to find himself in a comedic conundrum. Starting off strong as the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry, he was the talk of the town. But alas, fate had other plans. In a twist fit for a sitcom, Kuria found himself shuffled over to the Public Service portfolio faster than you can say "bureaucratic shuffle". Then, the plot thickened! In a classic case of diplomatic drama, the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, decided to give Kuria a cold shoulder after cancelling not one, but two meetings with him. The reason? His "foul mouth". Oh, the irony! It seems even the most seasoned politicians can't escape the wrath of a sharp tongue. Since then, Kuria has seemingly vanished into thin air, keeping a low profile that would make even Bigfoot jealous. Rumour has it he's taken up residence in a cozy cave somewhere, pondering th
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Uhuru's budget still has "computer errors"...

A parliamentary committee will question Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta over ghost allocations in his Budget speech last month.

Agriculture Committee chairman John Mututho said inconsistencies discovered in the allocation of resources to the ministry of Northern Kenya and Arid Lands Development showed a new style of mischief carried out by Treasury officials. “How can funds be allocated in a manner that does not reflect the truth? The minister in his speech gave the ministry Sh10 billion, now it actually received Sh4 billion,” Mr Mututho said.

The Naivasha MP said the minister should not have purported to allocate Sh10 billion to the ministry in his speech while the money is actually given to other ministries. The committee members said since the ministry had overlapping roles specific to Northern Kenya, technical officers should be seconded there for ease of coordination and implementation rather than “keep them in mother ministries just for accruing other ministries funds.” They said similar mistakes must be in many ministries being scrutinised by parliamentary committees and in such events, loopholes of corruption due to the confusion created technically were most likely to take place.

The funding shortage has forced President Kibaki to order the Finance minister to allocate an extra Sh5 billion to the Ministry of Northern Kenya and Arid Lands Development. The President made the decision after being told that the Sh4 billion the ministry got was too little to cater for the vast region. The increase was disclosed by the docket minister, Mr Mohammed Elmi, at a meeting with Mr Mututho’s parliamentary committee on agriculture.

The budget figures read by Mr Kenyatta indicated the ministry had been allocated more than Sh10 billion whereas the vote was a “paltry Sh4 billion”. The committee, which held a post-budget analysis meeting with Mr Elmi and ministry officials, was dismayed that the Sh10 billion turned out to be Sh4 billion. Mr Mututho said since independence, the region had received little attention from successive governments.
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