Africa-Press – Kenya. Members of the National Assembly are some of the biggest winners in last-minute changes to the Supplementary Budget.
The lawmakers were allocated an additional Sh100 million, increasing their additional budget request approval to Sh200 million.
The adjustments were contained in the supplementary budget appropriation bill, 2023 that was approved on Wednesday.
The bill once assented to, will give the National Treasury the legal mandate to withdraw additional funds amounting to Sh201 billion from the Consolidated Fund.
The MPs had on Tuesday burnt the midnight oil to pass the first Supplementary Budget for the 2022/23 financial year.
The National Assembly on Wednesday approved over Sh201 billion in additional spending for the government in the year ending June 2023.
In the appropriations bill, 2023, the budget committee made a number of changes to the supplementary budget approved on Tuesday evening.
Mavoko MP Patrick Makau moved the amendment to give the National Assembly the Sh100 million additional funds.
He also moved an amendment to increase the supplementary budget for the Parliamentary Joint Services from Sh300 million to Sh400 million.
The House had on Tuesday been allocated Sh300 million.
The money will go towards General Administration, Planning and Support Services in respect of development estimates.
Also affected by the changes is the department of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation with its water storage and flood control budget increased from Sh491 million to Sh591 million.
President William Ruto is expected to assent to the bill into law to pave the way for the government to spend Sh201 billion more.
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