[kictanet] Francis Wangusi says CA has no Sh1bn for police

[Collins Areba]

good man!

Regards,

Collins Areba,
Kilifi, Kenya.
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On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 9:00 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Wangusi is in office, and he is showing the independence of institutions.
> Read in...
>
> Last month, President Kenyatta directed that CA gives Sh1 billion from the
> Universal Service Fund to the DCI.
>
> The Universal Service Fund was set up in 2009 and is primarily financed by
> mandatory contributions from licensed operators.
>
> Director-General Francis Wangusi on Tuesday said funds are already
> committed to other projects and the authority does not have the money
> required by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
>
> Last month, President Kenyatta directed that CA gives Sh1 billion from the
> Universal Service Fund to the DCI.
>
> “The money that we have for the Universal Service Fund is already
> committed. I wouldn’t really say that we have money to put into other
> projects if the priority projects have not been completed,” Mr Wangusi said.
>
> Wangusi said that the monies available had been directed towards
> connecting 78 sub-locations that do not have access to any network.
>
> The money will also be used to connect broadband to schools across the
> country at a cost of Sh7 billion.
>
> He said CA still needs Sh70 billion to fill existing gaps.
>
>
> https://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-boss-Wangusi-defies-Uhuru-
> s-Sh1bn-cash-order-/1056-4352064-view-asAMP-t632t2z/index.html?__twitter_
> impression=true
>
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