Details have emerged about how President Uhuru Kenyatta reprimanded a number of government officials during an intense 2-hour meeting at State House on Monday, November 11, 2019.
According to a report by People Daily, the meeting lasted two hours and the president expressed displeasure with the money circulating in the economy.
In order to ease the cash-crunch being experienced by traders in the country, the president allegedly ordered the parastatal heads, who were in attendance, to settle debts, amounting to Ksh34 billion, owed to suppliers.
It was also revealed that the president reportedly ordered the leaders to plan their budgets based on revenue collected, not budget estimates.
Treasury CS Ukur Yattani, whom the newspaper indicated attended the meeting, disclosed that the president had indeed asked the leaders to ensure that money was circulating to citizens at the grassroots.
“We have (also) directed the CEOs to release pending bills worth Ksh34 billion as a way of unlocking the flow of cash to the ordinary wananchi. They will be required to ensure strict compliance with the austerity measures.
“The president’s main concern is to ensure that the person in the village has money in his pockets,” the CS told the paper.
During the meeting, the president also reportedly expressed displeasure about how government tenders were profiting a handful of people.
To that effect, he warned them to personally oversee their firms' expenditures, as any corrupt dealings would be dealt with ruthlessly.
Other leaders who reportedly attended the meeting included CS Fred Matiang’i (Interior), CS James Macharia (Transport and Infrastructure), CS Peter Munya (Trade) and Attorney General Kihara Kariuki.
