Debt repayment is among the items that have scooped the lion’s share of budget allocation according to the Nairobi City County Appropriation Act.
According to the document, Sh4.9 billion has been set aside for debt repayments, salaries and expenses which include county treasury, administration procurement and audit departments.
Nairobi City County inherited over Sh40 billion debt from the defunct Nairobi City Council, a situation that Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero said could cripple service delivery n the county if no dealt with.
“We are looking to improve service delivery for city residents, and we are doing all it takes to ensure the city is elevated to the standards it deserves,” said Dr Kidero.
Recently, the county government made attempts to claim rates owed city residents and business owners.
According to county deputy revenue officer Shaban Asman, the move has seen good response from the public, who moved to clear their debts to avoid a clamp down.
The expenditure for public works and infrastructure sector which includes public transport, traffic management, parking and road safety rehabilitation of roads and street lighting has been assigned Sh3.7 billion.
This, according to Mr Kidero, will help ease congestion in the city and increase security measures.
“Police officers who manage traffic can now be deployed to sectors like improving security in the city,” he said.
Environment departments, forestry sector and decentralisation comes in second, with Sh2.7 billion budget, while IT department follows with 2.6 billion.
Revamping the health sector for the city is one of the priorities of the county government as it falls in the seven pillars of Kidero’s to do list.
This comes as the county government also plans to build a house for the governor in the next one year. A total of Sh725 million has been set aside for the house.
Courtesy of nation.co.ke.
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