Government urged to allocate more funds to women reps’ kitty.

 Chief Administrative Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Youth Affairs Rachael Shebesh{Holding a trophy} during the official launch of Kisumu County NGAAF tournament last weekend.With her is Kisumu Women Rep Rosa Buyu{on her right}-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.

By Dickson Odhiambo

    

 July 10,2018

THE National Government has been urged to allocate more funds to the women representatives’ kitty.

A section of Members of Parliament have said the current allocation of shs 7million per constituency that the Government has been giving to the National Government Affirmative Action Fund{NGAAF} being controlled by the women Representatives is very little.

Speaking at Karanda Primary school during the opening ceremony of the NGAAF Youth Tournament being spearheaded by Kisumu Women Representative Rosa Buyu where over 5,000 youth are participating, Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi said the amount should be increased.

Atandi said if MPs are given shs 100m in a give financial year and a woman Rep is given shs 7 million per constituency then something must be done to increase the women’s rep funds.

“As an MP serving in the current Parliament, I want to urge the National Government under President Uhuru Kenyatta to consider increasing allocation given to our women reps across the country so as to enable serve the people well,” Atandi said.

Homa Bay Women Representative Gladys Wanga said there is real need by the Government to increase the National Government Affirmative Action given to the Women Representative kitty.

Wanga said they will continue support President Uhuru Kenyatta in his fight against corruption.

“We will fully support the President in his fight against corruption in the country and we will equally help him realize his legacy,” Wanga said.

Kisumu Women Representative Rosa Buyu said the NGAAF has really helped in transforming the lives of the local people hence the need to increase its allocation.

“What NGAAF tries to do is to develop in the future of the country and this is a good move at all cost,” Buyu said.

Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Youth Affairs said the National Government under President Uhuru Kenya is fully committed in building the bridges initiative.

She added that women leadership should be really supported and the National Government is very much committed to ensure that this is achieved.

Shebesh also reiterated the need to increase the Women Representatives’ fund allocation.

“There is no competition is more money is allocated by the exchequer to the women reps kitty and this is very much okay,” she sai.

She said the office of the Women representatives deserves better allocation for their work to reach everyone within their counties they represent.

Kisumu Women Representative Rosa Buyu said the tournament will benefit 5,080 youths from the seven sub-counties within the County.

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