The intention of the Treasury was not to have another supplementary budget. However, there are lines that have to adjust for us to conclude the year.
One is some development partner projects like, Mwache Dam where funding was at risk of being withdrawn if we didn't comply. Actually, we are creating space for donor funding so that they are able to pay for the work that has been done and that could not wait for the next financial year.
Then there is the issue of World Cup
with KBC, we have given Sh150 million for KBC to be able to partner in the
advertisement of World Cup.
Then there is the money for the teachers who marked the exam but had not been paid Sh1.5 billion. After consulting with the President, we agreed that we should provide that money and we pay them before the end of the financial year. That debt will now be settled.
The appropriation in aid plus the donor funded projects are not creating any more expenditures.
The one where we are going to spend more is about Sh8 billion and includes the KBC allocation, the Sh1.5 billion for examination invigilation fee, and then security sector.
I know people have issues with security, but honestly, there are a lot of things that Kenyans may not be told. If there is some pressure about security, it will be negligent and careless for me not to approve.
Supplementary budget is not about money being requested to be spent going forward. It is money already spent but is being regularised.
Article 223 is what we are regularising. There is nothing in law like supplementary budget. What is in law is that the government can spend money and seek approval later.
Much of that money has already been spent, like the ones on security and all that have already been spent.
When you have contracts for things like police modernisation, there are timelines to those contracts. If you fail to pay, then it becomes an additional expenditure on you.
The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary spoke to the Star
