Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore engaging some of the former councillors
By Our Correspondent
The Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare Committee chaired by West Pokot Senator Julius Murgor yesterday met with the Cabinet Secretaries for Labour and Social Protection, and National Treasury to receive their responses on the Statement sought by Sen. Enoch Wambua concerning the payment of one-off honorarium to former councillors.
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore responding to the question of whether the Ministry would consider enrolling the former councilors to the Cash Transfer Programs stated that once resources are availed to the Ministry to carry out registration of Old Persons Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programs, the eligible former councilors will be called to register.
Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury explained the status of implementation of the payments by the Treasury as resolved by the Senate on 18th October, 2018, following recommendations of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare Report on a Petition by former Councillors, of the one-off token of Sh200,000 each to former councillors for their dedicated service to the country.
He informed the committee that his Ministry and that of Labour and Social Protection have jointly drawn a Cabinet Memorandum for transmittal to the Cabinet on the aforementioned matters.
He disclosed that subject to decision of the Cabinet, the National Treasury will factor the payment estimated at Sh2.6 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year budget.
On the question of whether the government would consider enrolling the former councillors and their spouses to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) scheme to benefit from treatment in their respective county health facilities, Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u stated that the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning in consultation with relevant stakeholders will facilitate discussions on proposal for inclusion of the former councilors in the Universal Health Coverage under the purview of NHIF.
In attendance was a delegation from the National Former Councilors Forum led by their Chairman Dr. Geoffrey Gitau.
Members of the committee present included
The Vice-Chair George Mbugua, Stewart Madzayo,
Mohamed Faki, Miraj Abdulrahman, Alexander Mundigi, Crystal Asige and Johnes Mwaruma who appeared as a friend of the committee
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