Police Officer Shot Dead, Gun Stolen While Guarding KCSE Exam Papers in Turkana ‎

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Turkana County Police Commander, Samuel Ndanyi. ‎A police officer was shot dead in cold blood on Monday morning while guarding Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers in Turkana County.  ‎ The tragic incident occurred at Kang’atotha area, Turkana Central, where officers had been deployed to provide security during the ongoing national examinations. ‎ ‎According to police reports, the slain officer was part of a team assigned to escort and guard examination materials at a local school. Witnesses said the attack happened shortly after dawn when unknown assailants ambushed the officer. His firearm, a G3 rifle, was stolen after the shooting. ‎ ‎Turkana County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi confirmed the incident, saying the assailants struck before other officers at the examination center could respond. “We lost one of our officers this morning while he was on official duty securing KCSE exam materials. The attackers took off with his rifle. A manhunt has bee...
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2023/2024 fiscal year budget was passed on Friday despite SPLM-O walkout

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File: TNLA Speaker Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba. 


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The 2023/2024 fiscal year budget was passed on Friday despite the significant turn of events from the SPLM-O party. 


Intense debate was sparked in the parliament over the increment of the Civil Servants' salaries, SPLM-IO and the government had different views on the matter. 


The SPLM-IO wanted a 600% increment in salaries of the civil servants and Organized Forces, the disagreement led to SPLM-IO legislators walking out on the fiscal year debate. Eventually the parliament passed the fiscal year 2023/2024 budget with a 400% increment in salaries. The agreed budget totals to SSP 2 trillion. 


Speaker Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba while speaking to the media said that, the Minister of Finance will table a supplementary budget which will see an increment of 600% salaries of civil servants and organized Forces in the next five months. 


“We are all concern about our people, our public servants, and our organized forces, that is why we are passing this budget with an increment of 400 percent and we are going here knowing that the minister of finance will present a supplementary budget within five months to the August House for an additional increment of salaries of civil servants, army and all organized forces,” Jemma said.


HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 BUDGET


The accountability sector has been allocated SSP 110,399,616 and the economic sector got SSP 8,082,859,293


The education sector received SSP 5,119,106,725, while the health sector was allocated SSP 6,926,815,145.


The infrastructure sector received SSP 306,007,773,448, and the natural resources and rural development sector received SSP 14,725,797,628.


The public administration sector received SSP 6,428,964,608, while the rule of law sector received SSP 342,679,267


The security sector got SSP 3,214,964,962, and the social and humanitarian affairs sector got SSP 223,449,883.

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