{"id":6217,"date":"2020-04-17T17:36:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T17:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2020-04-17T17:36:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T17:36:35","slug":"county-prepares-for-covid-19-with-sh140m-war-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/county-prepares-for-covid-19-with-sh140m-war-chest","title":{"rendered":"County prepares for Covid-19 with Sh140m war chest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Murang&#8217;a County assembly has allocated Sh140 million to help check the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The allocation was made in a Sh8.6 billion supplementary budget that was passed yesterday in a special sitting, where only a few MCAs were allowed into the assembly as a way of observing social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>In the top-up budget MCAs reduced allocations to Finance department by Sh29 million, Agriculture (Sh49.5 million), Urban Development (Sh37 million), Water (Sh260 million), Trade (Sh15 million) and Education (Sh100 million).<\/p>\n<p>The Budget and Appropriation Committee chair Kibe Wasally said Water department&#8217;s budget was slashed following an increase in number of projects facilitated by the national government locally. \u201cThe county had budgeted Sh8.9 billion for the year 2019\/20, which reduced to Sh8.6 billion, leaving a deficit of Sh381,236,174,\u201d said Mr Kibe.<\/p>\n<p>He said the supplementary budget would provide more resources for the Covid-19 fight. \u201cOther factors considered in the supplementary budget include setting aside a kitty for pending bills to comply with national government&#8217;s directive on debts.\u00a0Pending bills was not factored in the 2019\/20 budget\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the supplementary budget, the Environment department was allocated Sh15 million for waste management.Lands, Housing and Physical Planning department had its Sh45 million allocation redirected to other devolved functions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: The Murang&#8217;a County assembly has allocated Sh140 million to help check the spread of coronavirus. 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