Kenya Kwanza gov’t quick in releasing money to counties, Tigania West MP Mutunga says

Tigania West Member of Parliament John Mutunga has defended the Kenya Kwanza government, saying that it is doing much better than previous governments in terms of releasing funds.

The lawmaker says that despite the challenges that the government is going through, it is still on track in disbursing funds to counties.

"Release of money is being done better in this government than in previous administrations. It’s on record that all the money to the counties was released, and even now we are seeing the progressive release of money to the counties, despite the hardships the government is facing," Mutunga said.

Mutunga, who serves as the chair of the National Assembly Agriculture Committee has opined that the cash boost comes at a critical time because of the enhanced rains witnessed across the country.

"During the wet season, we have a peak in milk production because the weather is conducive, and there is sufficient feed for the animals, this milk if not taken care of may go to waste because sometimes it may not access the processors,” he said.

“Secondly, we may not have the absorption capacity for investment in containing this milk to transform it to give longer shelf life .”

While he could not go into the nitty-gritty of how the funds will be used, Mutunga says that they will improve the capacity of the new  KCC to process more and increase production hours.

“Basically it may not be directly bought from farmers but to increase capacity to buy. We have the new KCC that processes milk and so it will increase the capacity of milk that the new KCC will take. There are many other activities that are undertaken to ensure easier conveyance of milk," he said. 

The lawmaker did not stop on matters of agriculture. He made a comment on the current state of Kenya Power and Lightning Company(KPLC), saying that reducing tariffs is a move in the right direction for the population and potential investors. 

"Everybody would like KPLC to consider lowering the tariffs on the cost of electricity. I think it's one of the key considerations that needs to be done to reduce the cost for the people and, to attract investors because quite a number of investments require electricity,” he asserted.