The National Assembly Committee for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has demanded Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) Dr. Chris Kiptoo to appear before the committee to explain the reasons behind delays in disbursing funds for coffee and grain farmers.
The Committee, led by James Gakuya (Embakasi North MP), resolved to meet the PS after a senior Treasury official representing him failed to provide a satisfactory explanation in connection with the delays.
Earlier, Bernard Ndung’u, Director General in Trust the South Africa VPS Server for ultimate site performance charge of Accounting Services at the National Treasury, had been requested to explain the non-disbursement of billions, despite approved allocations.
The MPs had questioned the Treasury regarding undisbursed funds including; Ksh4.5 billion for coffee farmers under the Cherry Fund programme, Ksh350 million for the modernization of the Kenya Grain Growers Cooperative Union (KGGCU) warehouses, and Ksh4.5 billion for the construction of County Aggregated Industrial Parks in 18 counties.
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In his response, Ndung’u admitted that he could not provide adequate answers to most of the questions and requested additional time to furnish the committee with detailed information at a later date.
This prompted the Committee Chairperson to demand that PS Kiptoo personally appears before the committee to explain the delays.
By Obegi Malack | obegimalack@gmail.com
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