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  • Govt rolls out mandatory registration of private security guards

    Govt rolls out mandatory registration of private security guards

    The Government has rolled out mandatory national wide registration of private security guards to streamline operations in the sector

    Through the initiative all private guards will be issued with security force numbers to enhance accountability in the sector that employs one million Kenyans.

    Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary (PS) Dr. Raymond Omollo said the move which comes after the successful launch of a standardized training curriculum for the guards targets to provide a structured framework for monitoring and regulating their activities while on duty.

    The numbers, he said, shall be issued to security guards who have successfully completed training in accordance with the private security training curriculum.

    This number serves as a distinctive identifier designed to streamline the recognition of private security officers by the general public and also to facilitate the government’s ability to monitor and manage licenced security personnel effectively,” he said.

    This, he said will not only guarantee safety and well being of Kenyans but also contribute to the overall stability and resilience of the nation.

    “We recognize that private security guards can be cogent partners for maintenance of law and order. That is why we have come out strongly to prescribe this move to better track, evaluate and elevate the quality of their services within our communities,” he said.

    Speaking in Kisumu on Friday where he presided over the opening of the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) regional office, the Ps said the government was keen on the training of private security guards to ensure they receive the necessary skills, knowledge and ethical understanding required to navigate complex situations.

    The PS who also opened a private security guards training institution in Kisumu city said the training program would inject professionalism, competence and integrity in the sector.

    He challenged the private sector to open up more institutions to ensure that as many guards as possible receive the training.

    “We expect private security training institutions to meet national training standards and international best practices in order to generate skilled labour not just for the Kenyan market but also for the global market,” he said.

    The industry which employs one million Kenyans, he said had a lot of potential with annual revenues from the sector reaching Ksh 100 billion.

    The guards, he said, play a key role in the security sector urging private security companies to look into their welfare and remuneration to ensure that they are motivated and committed to the job.

    Private Security Regulatory Authority Director General Fazul Mahamed said over 450 security guards in the Nyanza region have been trained.

  • Kenyans urged to embrace plea bargaining

    Kenyans urged to embrace plea bargaining

    Kenyans have been asked to embrace the justice system of plea bargaining with a view to reducing case backlog as well as save time and financial resources.

    Malindi Resident Judge Stephen Githinji and Kilifi County Head of Prosecution Vivian Kambaga urged accused persons who know they committed the alleged crimes to own up and plead guilty in exchange for lighter sentences.

    Speaking at the Malindi Law Courts on day three of the Judiciary’s Plea-Bargaining Week, the officials also urged victims of criminal activities to cooperate in the process of plea bargaining for them to get assured justice as those who plead guilty are usually sentenced and their criminal records kept.

    Mr. Justice Githinji said since the plea-bargaining activity started on Tuesday, ten cases had been processed at the Malindi High Court in which accused persons had been given lighter sentences than they would have received had the cases gone to full hearing.

    “People charged with murder cases and they know they committed the offences and have expressed willingness to plead guilty to those offences have been engaged in a process called plea bargain whereby the victims have been spoken to by probation, the prosecution and their advocates and a victim-impact assessment report prepared,” he said.

    He said since the activity started on Monday ten murder cases had been dispensed with whereby accused persons who pleaded guilty received lighter sentences.

    On her part, Ms Kambaga said although the Plea Bargain Service Week was focusing on murder cases, plea bargains are applicable to all cases apart from offences such as defilement and crimes against humanity.

    She said Kenyan prosecutors have no power to reduce sentences, but they can negotiate with the accused persons and victims and then recommend to the courts, which have ultimate powers to exercise discretion.

    “The courts currently have embraced plea bargaining and, in most cases, the sentence suggested by the prosecution has in many occasions been embraced by the courts, and so we encourage many more people to plea bargain,” she said.

    She said the system was beneficial both to the accused persons and the victims in that the accused persons are likely to get lighter sentences while the victims will be sure of getting justice since the accused persons will be convicted.

    County Director of Probation Conrad Masinde said that most victims of criminal activities had agreed to plea bargaining after being enlightened on the benefits, adding that in many cases, probation officers reconcile the parties.

  • 𝐂ounty partners with Alpharama to boost hides and skin industry

    𝐂ounty partners with Alpharama to boost hides and skin industry

    Uasin Gishu County Government is embarking on an ambitious plan to be established as a centre of training for the hides and skins industry.

    Last week, the County hosted Alpharama Limited, a prominent player in the Hides and Skins processing industry, who expressed their interest in improving the sector’s quality standards as mandated by the President.

    During the visit, County Executives for Agriculture Mr. Edward Sawe and his Trade and Industrialization counterpart Marta Cheruto emphasized the county’s commitment to supporting investors and providing training opportunities for the local workforce.

    The move will boost Uasin Gishu’s efforts to become a leading centre for hides and skins training, bolstering its local economy and contributing to the country’s leather industry.

    The visit by Alpharama Limited is a positive step towards realizing the County’s vision of becoming a centre of training on hides and skins.

    The County Administration has been working tirelessly to improve the quality of the slaughterhouse in order to attract more investors in the sector. The upgrade of the Eldoret slaughterhouse is part of these efforts, aimed at improving the quality of hides and skins and boosting the local economy.

    This investment will not only benefit the county but also the entire country as it aligns with President Dr. William Ruto’s directive to enhance the quality of hides and skins for export and also for industrial use.

    Sawe highlighted the need to provide training and capacity-building opportunities to the local workforce to ensure they have the necessary skills to handle hides and skins.

    “This will not only create employment opportunities for the local population but also promote the county as a hub for the leather industry,” said Sawe. “The visit by Alpharama Limited is a testament to Uasin Gishu’s potential in the meat processing industry,” he added.

    In her remarks, Trade and Industrialization CECM Martha Cheruto pointed out that with the upgraded slaughterhouse and the support of investors like Alpharama Limited, the County is set to attract more investments and become a leading centre of training on hides and skins

    She noted that the County is optimistic that these efforts will not only boost the local economy but also contribute to the growth of the national leather industry.

    “As Uasin Gishu takes steps towards becoming a centre of training on hides and skins, more opportunities will arise for the local population, creating a brighter future for the county and its residents,” said Cheruto.

    On his part, Alpharama Limited Managing Director Sambasiva Rao expressed his company’s commitment and interest in investing in the County and working towards improving the quality of hides and skins while at the same time improving the livelihoods of locals through the provision of employment.

    Others present at the event were Chief Officers Nixon Cheplong (Livestock) and Geoffrey Tanui (Trade) among other county officers and Alpharama Limited team.

  • Nakuru County Gov’t to construct 50,000 affordable housing units

    Nakuru County Gov’t to construct 50,000 affordable housing units

    Nakuru County Government has identified public land in Naivasha, Bahati, and Molo sub-counties for an ambitious project to construct 50,000 affordable housing units.

    The County Executive for Lands, Physical Planning, Housing, and Urban Development, Mr. John Kihagi today led a team from the State Department of Housing on a site visit to assess the readiness of proposed lands in the three sub-counties.

    He said: “the purpose of today’s visit is to prepare for the upcoming groundbreaking event by President Dr. William Ruto and Governor Ms. Susan Kihika in the coming months.’’

    Kihagi said the Affordable Housing Project is a collaboration between the National Government and Nakuru County, with the goal of promoting urban economic growth, improving livelihoods, and creating job opportunities.

    He noted that affordable housing was in high demand in the county, and gave an example of the first project at Bondeni with 600 houses, which have all been sold out, and it has changed the insecurity image of the area.

    The county executive stated that affordable housing projects have the capacity of alleviating the prevalent shortage in the country and provide decent accommodation for middle and low-income families, who have often borne the brunt of staying in slums.

    He appealed to wananchi to be at the forefront of supporting the government’s Bottoms Up Agenda, since they are the major target for better living conditions than informal settlements, which lack proper infrastructure, sanitation, and safety measures.

    Additionally, Kihagi said affordable housing projects would spur economic growth and job creation in various sectors, including construction, manufacturing, and services.

    Apart from that, the officer emphasized that properly designed affordable housing projects contribute to well-planned urban development since they are easily integrated into existing urban areas, hence reducing urban sprawl. And they ensure access to essential services and public infrastructure.

    Overall, Kihagi noted, adequate housing can enhance social stability by providing individuals and families with a sense of security and belonging. And, that would reduce instances of displacement, and arbitrary migration from town to town.

    He said affordable housing projects come with financing options that make it easier for people to purchase or rent properties, and that enables the government to pull a significant number of people out of poverty.

  • Agribusiness answer to unemployment, CS Chelugui says

    Agribusiness answer to unemployment, CS Chelugui says

    The government has implemented policies and regulations to encourage the youth to venture into agribusiness as an alternative to unemployment.

    The state has established private-public partnerships through which youths are being incentivized to take up agriculture as the sector holds enormous potential to create jobs and spur the country’s economic transformation.

    Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) Development Simon Chelugui noted that with an estimated one million Kenyan youth joining the job market annually and limited white-collar jobs, smart agriculture was the next go-to opportunity.

    With the skyrocketing food prices, Chelugui challenged the youth to venture into the sector and aid in incorporation of modern and sustainable practices aimed at reducing production costs.

    “Most youth are tech savvy. It is a call to them to use their knowledge in addressing the challenges in the agriculture sector to optimize production and revolutionize the global food chains,” he said.

    The Cabinet Secretary urged polytechnics, Technical Vocational Education Training (TVETs) and Universities to establish agribusiness incubation and training centres to provide a platform for young entrepreneurs to acquire technical skills.

    “To ensure youth led MSMEs are not left behind in the Bottom-up economic transformation, there is a need to foster an environment of innovation by establishing research centres and innovation hubs dedicated to youth entrepreneurs. Sector wide skills strategy should ensure alignment of technical and capacity building support,” the CS noted.

    While indicating that the government has initiated various programs that create an enabling environment for youth in agribusiness, Chelugui said Kenya’s education system should encourage the youths to do agriculture which is a wide field to make a living and for employment more than white-collar jobs.

    “We should stop training our youth theories and instead focus on practical and research that can be fully and easily implemented to help give an opportunity to every youth. Agriculture has the potential to not only grow the economy but also create an insatiable large number of jobs as compared to other sectors,” stated the CS.

    He made the remarks in a speech delivered on his behalf by the Chief Executive Officer of the Micro and Small and Enterprise Authority (MSEA) Henry Ridhaa during the fifth National Forum for Universities, TVET’s, and Agricultural Stakeholders at Egerton University’s Njoro Main Campus.

    Chelugui said the State had facilitated increased access to credit facilities for youth in agribusiness adding that the government was providing targeted support to make youth-led Micro Small and Medium Enterprises eligible to various local and international support measures intended for graduation towards smooth operation and sustainability.

    The Cabinet Secretary indicated that with more young people participating in the agricultural sector, the country can harvest more food and make life more affordable for millions of Kenyans.

    “Young Kenyans need to be more creative especially with the scarcity of white-collar jobs. Agribusiness offers great opportunities that can help millions of youth to enhance agriculture to create jobs and ensure food security,” he stated.

    He thus advised the youth to explore opportunities in areas such as agricultural technologies, on and off farm ventures, aggregation, and transportation of produce and value addition among others.

    “Agriculture in Africa needs these young people, and the young people should begin to see immense opportunities and benefits available in agriculture,” said the CS.

    He encouraged players in Africa’s agricultural sector to support the youth by creating an enabling environment for them to innovate solutions for identified sectoral challenges without imposing their preferences.

    “The government is open to new ideas, to learn, to engage, and to receive the ideas that will guide the development of policies, programmes, and projects that better suit the aspirations of our youth in agriculture,” the CS said.

    Chelugui affirmed that the Government was progressively addressing the challenges and barriers that prevent the youth from fully participating in the country’s agricultural sector.

    “Some of these include: negative perception and attitude to agribusiness, limited access to financial services; inadequate skills, knowledge and information; limited access to land for agribusiness; limited access to markets; limited value addition; inadequate policies to support youth in agri-preneurship, climate change and environmental management, and other cross-cutting issues,” he outlined.

    The CS observed that the youth are rich in knowledge that can help in increasing productivity and mitigate climate change, adding that this will cut down on the rising food prices in the country.

    “We need more interventions to promote uptake of digital technology in agriculture. This will shift the mindset of the new generation of farmers to commercialize the sector,” said Chelugui.

    He added that digitalization of the sector requires collaboration from state and non-state actors, noting that a majority of the youth shy from the ventures due to lack of sufficient capital.

    On his part Ridhaa observed that most farmers have a conservative approach to agriculture. He regretted that those in commercial production do not incorporate the right strategies to make it more economically viable.

    The CEO pointed out that with an aging population of farmers, it’s becoming paramount that the agriculture sector needs to invest in and engage more youngsters. The main hurdle, he added, is motivating and attracting youth in Agriculture.

    “Agricultural and farming works have always been portrayed as retirement jobs, unprofitable and hard work jobs for rural and old people,” stated Ridhaa.

    Statistics from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that the average age of a Kenyan farmer is 60.

  • Kisumu ASK Show resumes after three year break

    Kisumu ASK Show resumes after three year break

    The Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Kisumu regional show opens its doors on Wednesday after a three-year break occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.

    A pre-show event is expected to be held at the Mamboleo show grounds on Monday ahead of the official opening of the show at the same venue on Wednesday.

    According to the show’s Chief Steward Rose Omondi, over 150 exhibitors have confirmed participation in the event which was last held in 2019.

    The exhibitors drawn from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, she added, are set to showcase various products, technologies and services during the five days event.

    Speaking during the ASK regional show harvest Sunday, Omondi urged showgoers to turn up in large numbers to learn from the exhibitions and share ideas from different sectors.

    Kisumu Acting County Commissioner Hussein Alassow Hussein said adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure that the event runs smoothly.

    Even though the opening coincides with the planned anti-government protests called by the Azimio coalition, Hussein said security officers have been deployed to ensure that the show is not interrupted.

    The show, he said, was of immense benefit to the county and will bring in revenue asking the local political leadership to prevail upon their supporters to remain peaceful during and after the event.

    “We want to make an appeal to the political leadership of Kisumu County to prevail upon the youth and their supporters to maintain peace so that we can have a successful event,” he said.

    Last week’s protests turned violent resulting in the death of four people and left several others nursing injuries.

    The County Commissioner asked the youth to refrain from violence and maintain peace to avoid scaring away investors.

    “I have received so many calls from people in Nairobi, Mombasa and other parts of the country who want to come to the show and I have assured them that it will be peaceful,” he said.

  • CS Mutua says UN Statement on protests was misleading

    CS Mutua says UN Statement on protests was misleading

    Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua has refuted allegations made by the Office of United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR) in a statement over the anti-government protests.

    Addressing the media at the Ministry’s headquarters, the CS termed the statement as unsubstantiated and misleading as it is void of truth of the situation.

    “This statement was not only inaccurate but misleading and appeared to have been written in support of a propaganda campaign by people opposed to the democratic will of the people,” said Mutua.

    In the statement on 14th July 2023, the spokesperson of OHCHR in Geneva stated that 23 people have been killed and dozens injured in the demonstration in some parts of Kenya.

    The spokesperson further alleged that police meted out unnecessary and disproportionate use of force on the protestors terming it as widespread violence.

    On the same note, the CS said that the violent demonstrators have attacked innocent members of the public, looted and destroyed private property, and attacked and injured police officers who were on duty to ensure law and order while posing questions to the UN as to why the Spokesperson was blind to these. “Has that office fallen prey to propaganda and being used to lay ground for a smear campaign?” he posed.

    “These violent actions by a few paid goons have been politically instigated by known architects of violence and therefore cannot be categorized as peaceful assembly as alleged by the spokesperson,” Mutua stated.

    “Far from it, what we have witnessed are violent protests with those involved carrying all manner of crude weapons. We have seen goons destroy a highway with no police around,” he added.

    He at the same time noted that the government of Kenya will endeavor to protect the rights of individuals engaged in peaceful assembly and peaceful protests whilst maintaining public safety law and order in line with the constitution of Kenya, and as provided for in the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

    The Ministry has protested the statement by the office of the Spokesperson while ensuring that they will be engaging through appropriate channels to ensure that the international community is not sucked into conspiracies that are aimed at destabilizing the nation.

    “We also urge our international friends to closely scrutinize the architects of insurrection and anti-democratic elements when they wish to visit their countries and not to allow some of them to go and taint their democratic principles,” Mutua remarked.

    He said that since the Kenya Kwanza Government took office 10 months ago, President William Ruto has engaged the international community and greatly succeeded in promoting Kenya as an attractive trade and investment destination.

    The net effect of this has led to an array of new opportunities that are having a positive impact on our economy.

    “Just this morning, the President met with Ambassador Katherine Tai, the Principal Trade Advisor and Spokesperson on US Trade Policy. At the Ministry Headquarters, I have just signed a Host Country agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that makes Nairobi the Regional Headquarters of one of the largest philanthropic organizations and held meetings with diplomats from the United Nations and bilateral partners,” said Mutua.

  • Malindi residents petition county over ADC land tussle

    Malindi residents petition county over ADC land tussle

    The residents of four locations in Kilifi County Tuesday filed a petition at the County Assembly of Kilifi seeking to resolve a boundary dispute between them and the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC).

    The residents of Chakama, Adu, Chamari and Bungale locations of Magarini Sub County want the assembly to intervene and have a report of the National Assembly on the matter implemented so that they can own the land also claimed by the ADC.

    According to them, the ADC has encroached on community land by extending the boundaries of the Galana and Kulalu ranches through the four locations from Kisiki cha Mzungu in Chakama location to Adu, thus annexing thousands of hectares of community land and displacing the residents.

    They said the impasse had resulted in the stoppage of land adjudication works that had been declared by the Ministry of Lands in conjunction with the County Government of Kilifi after the ADC claimed ownership of the land declared as an adjudication section.

     In the petition signed by eight community leaders on behalf of the residents, the residents asked the assembly to intervene and push the County Government of Kilifi to liaise with the Cabinet Secretary for Lands to implement the report on petition number 004 of the National Assembly’s Committee on Lands.

    “We do hereby pray that the report on petition number 004 of 2021 of the National Assembly be complied with without further delay as there is already a delay of over one year since the matter should have been resolved,” the petition says in part.

    They prayed that the stalled adjudication process be resumed and continue to completion as per notices issued by the lands officer on diverse dates declaring the said adjudication sections and that the accompanying maps be published without undue delay.

    Speaking in Malindi town after filing the petition to the county assembly, the residents’ representatives claimed that despite the ADC claiming ownership of the land, a number of private individuals have acquired title deeds within the said land and urged the county legislature to have the documents cancelled.

    According to Mr. Jacob Kokani, immediate former Magarini Member of Parliament Michael Thoya Kingi petitioned Parliament on the matter and a report prepared by the Committee on Lands just before the end of the 12th Parliament, but it is yet to be implemented.

    He claimed that ADC land occupies parts of Chakama ranch, and wondered why the corporation had laid claim on land from the border of Tsavo East National Park all the way to Adu.

     “As a community, we want this matter resolved as fast as possible because through the county assembly since community land matters were devolved. If the land belongs to ADC, why did the parastatal allow schools and hospitals’ to be built in it,’’ he posed.

     Ms Racheal Mwaro, a resident of Bungale location, called on the government to ensure locals get title deeds for the land that has already been adjudicated and revoke titels belonging to influential and wealthy individuals from other parts of the country. 

    “What is baffling us is that although the adjudication exercise has been stopped, some wealthy individuals have been allocated land and issued with title deeds. This shows that some government officers are colluding with tycoons to dispossess the locals of their ancestral land,” she said.

    Institute of “Participatory Development – Kulamusana (IPD -K) Executive Director Raphael Mzungu Ngoma, said the problem was cutting across land owned by group ranches formed after some individuals convinced locals to form ranching companies.

    “The new land laws recognize all group ranches as community land but noted that registering the same as community land had many legal bottlenecks. He said there was a danger of locals losing out since powerful individuals were eyeing the ranches.

    “Although we are talking about land belonging to the Waata and Giriama communities, I urged the government to prioritize issue of doing away with ranches and registering the same as community land to save them from invasion by outsiders,” he said.

     

     

  • Naivasha gets its first electric vehicle charging station

    Naivasha gets its first electric vehicle charging station

    Electric Go has introduced the first electric vehicle charging station in Naivasha Town to promote use electric vehicles in the region.

    the firm’s managing director Eve Maina said Electric Go has plans to launch 300 EV charging stations across the country within a year.

    “We intend to champion the adoption of e -transport solutions in the country and help the country move from fossil or carbon oils in powering the motor industry,” said Maina.

    Maina noted that in the last eight months electric car users had increased form less than 1,000 to the current 1,500 and the numbers will continue growing as the charging gadgets and components become more and more accessible to Kenyans.

    “We intend to help the Government in its plan to increase electric vehicles in the country by 2025 to over 200,000 which is over 5pc of all the registered vehicles in the country,” she added.

    She stated that they will mitigate the lack of infrastructure by integrating renewable energy sources such as solar in their products.

    Maina said the Government had currently set tariffs for EV charging at Ksh 17 per kilowatt-hour during peak hours and Ksh 8 per kilowatt –hour during off-peak which translate to Ksh 20 per kilometer which makes a lot of economic sense to commercial vehicles owners.

    While hailing the Government for reducing exercise duty on the EV products, Maina urged the Government to do the same to customs duty as the local maturing of these products is still taking shape.

    United Nations (UN) Habitat Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Director Michal Mlynar who was present was full of praise for the venture saying such projects will bring sustainability in the cities and the country.

    “Such ventures should be encouraged for a sustainable future as it promotes accessible charging solution and other hybrid solutions to encourage electric car adoption in the country,” said Mlynar.

    He observed that the current energy crisis in the country creates a need to look for solutions not dependable on oil, fossils and Kenya is blessed in this regard as she has made progress in the renewable energy and reduced her dependence on fossil.

    To this end, he urged both the National and County Governments to support these initiatives and urged the youth in the country to lead this change to electric vehicles.

    “By 2050, car producers will shift to producing hybrid or electric vehicles and hence, Green solution is the way to go,” Mlynar stated.

    He revealed that 70pc of carbon emissions in urban areas is caused by motor-vehicles cars and this should be reduced ostensibly by 2030.

    Any small contribution to reduce these emissions is a step in the right direction in order to save our environment,” Mlynar said.

    He suggested that funding for small scale companies involved in this project in the country should be encouraged and added that there was need to bring on board private institutions and local and international lenders to help grow this venture which he said was on very high demand.

  • State to reduce Energy, Petroleum costs – Chirchir

    State to reduce Energy, Petroleum costs – Chirchir

    Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has pledged that the government is deliberating possible ways of reducing the cost of petroleum products to attain feasible solutions that will benefit all Kenyans.

    Speaking during a consultative forum held by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Energy with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and its SAGAs, Chirchir said that they are working on the scrutiny of internally generated revenue and measures to reduce the cost of Petroleum products.

    “The increase of petroleum products causes inflation, yet it is very important to work on the drivers of the economy to stay afloat so as to stop affecting the prices of other commodities too,” he said.

    The CS also said they are discussing reconciling the budget and reporting process. “The energy committee has gone ahead of all the others to discuss and concluded that we will have to work on the list that will help us make our budget and report,” he said.

    This, he said, will help to look into the challenges and concerns that have been raised and be able to sort them out as well as have full disclosure of finances allocated to the ministry.

    He added that this is a very good discovery the committee had made to ensure that the ministry is able to resolve budgeting and reconciliation templates.

    “Demurrage charges can accumulate from $1 million to $7 million affecting the price of petrol when allocation is done,” said Chirchir.

    He explained that the long delays to offload the petrol from the chartered ships is a result of the few facilities available which then leads to the accumulation of the demurrage charges.

    The CS said that they have been trying the Government to Government (G2G) policy from international oil companies for two months now and that it has turned out to prove that there is less risk involved unlike what was perceived earlier.

    Chairman of the Energy Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee, Vincent Kawaya said that the main agenda of the meeting were the Budget reporting and engagement between the committee and the Ministry.

    “On the budget issue, we realized that many times it had not been the custom for different SAGAs to report all their sources of income because most of the income generated goes to the National Treasury,” said Kawaya.

    He said that there are times that the Ministry generates more income than the one estimated through exchequers and grants.

    Kawaya said that the committee wants to have that money accounted for in the budget.

    He also noted that every factor held constant, the price of petrol is affected by the dollar, where he advocated for Africa to come up with a common currency to help curb this challenge.