Budget committee to deliberate on new finance bill says Ndindi Nyoro

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro greets an elderly woman when he graced a constituency bursary disbursement  function at Kiharu Technical and Vocational Training College. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

The National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee will next week resume sessions to deliberate on Finance Bill 2024-2025, a week after President William Ruto withdrew it with a memorandum.

Committee Chairperson Ndindi Nyoro said the members will start the deliberations on the Finance Bill next week, to ensure the government will have resources to actualize operations.

The MP spoke at Kiharu Technical and Vocational Training College, where he disbursed bursary funds.

He said there was a directive to slash the budget by Sh177 billion, but there are core issues facing the residents that must be addressed without delay.

An additional Sh2.5 billion set for the dairy sector will not be affected, as the New KCC will be allocated Sh1.5 billion to safeguard milk prices not to declining to less than Sh50 per litre.

“In the coffee sector, Sh2 billion has been allocated to the cherry fund, now the cherry fund will have Sh6.8 billion. Another Sh2 billion will be dedicated to the coffee debt waiver to help ease the burden on the farmers as we are reaching the banks that granted the loans,” said Nyoro

 In Junior Secondary Schools the budget will ensure 46,000 teachers will be absorbed on permanent terms as they have supported education programmes,” said Ndindi.

Another budget cost that will not be slashed is to cater for the employment of trainers in the technical institutes

At the same time, the Kiharu MP advised his fellow parliamentarians not to shy away from visiting their constituencies, saying there was a need to interact with the electorate.

“I am here with my people in Kiharu and will visit all the wards in the constituency for interactive sessions with the people. My fellow MPs should face their people and hold a discussion as the issue about the Finance Bill are now behind us,” said Ndindi.