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Some Sh300 million will be used to renovate Gachagua’s Harambee Annex Office and the Karen and Mombasa residences, said his spokesperson Njeri Rugene, adding that the buildings had been neglected for the past 15 years.
Regarding the Sh100 million the DP says he needs to buy new vehicles, he said his office is using old vehicles that are expensive to maintain.
“The Harambee House Annex Office and Mombasa Residence have been neglected over the last 15 years affecting critical areas of habitability, safety and security,” read the statement.
It added: “For the last 10 years, the Office of The Deputy President has heavily relied on old, and refurbished vehicles which are costly to maintain, compromising service delivery.”
When Patrick Mwangi, the principal administrative secretary in the office of the DP, presented the proposals to the National Assembly’s Committee on Administration and Internal Security, lawmakers questioned the proposed expenditures, calling them expensive in the context of Kenya’s budget constraints.
The other expenses include implementing an alcohol, drugs and substance abuse programme (Sh250 million), buying medals, honours and insignia (Sh250 million), and purchasing motor vehicles (Sh200 million).
The committee, chaired by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, was scrutinising the budget estimates for the 2024-2025 financial year. Tongoyo sought more details about the Sh460.4 million meant for renovations at the DP’s office.
“I know we have a few issues there like lifts not working, but this figure is too big yet the building is only ten years old,” he said.
Source:Kenya 24