Ministries Ordered To Stop Buying T-Shirts, Umbrellas, Cups, And Other Promotional Materials
The government has instructed all Ministries, State Departments, and State Corporations or Agencies to reduce their spending immediately.
In a memo, Felix Koskei, the Head of Public Service, instructed those offices to enhance their efficiency by streamlining any non-essential spending according to the guidelines provided by the National Treasury.
Following this, the procurement, printing, and production of corporate wear, including t-shirts, shirts, tracksuits, and branded clothing, has been suspended.
To cease, Koskei also mandated the halting of promotional item purchases.
“Suspend and immediately cease the purchase of promotional merchandise such as calendars, diaries, umbrellas, power banks, key holders, bags, flasks, cups, branded traditional blankets (shukas) and notebooks,” he noted.
All departments have been instructed to ensure the complete enforcement of the austerity measures to safeguard spending on social development.
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This occurred the day following President William Ruto’s directive that the government, along with State corporations, must adhere to fiscal responsibility and operate within its financial constraints.
The President instructed the CEOs to decrease their ongoing expenses by 30 percent as well.
Furthermore, State-owned enterprises operating in the commercial sector are now required to transfer 80 percent of their post-tax profits to the National Treasury going forward.
“We will give you directions on what to do with the remaining 20 percent,” the President said.
Regulatory bodies were instructed to transfer 90 percent of their excess funds to the Treasury.
Ministries Ordered To Stop Buying T-Shirts, Umbrellas, Cups, And Other Promotional Materials
