CORRECTIONAL SERVICES PS IN PUSH FOR ENHANCED BUDGET FOR GJLOs SECTOR 

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES PS IN PUSH FOR ENHANCED BUDGET FOR GJLOs SECTOR 

Correctional News / Mon, 11/11/2024 - 11:20

By Nicholas Kigondu 

Governance, Justice, law and Order Sector Chairperson Dr. Salome Beacco says there is need to adequately fund the sector to safeguard national economic security even as she urged for prudent utilization of available resources.

Speaking on Thursday 7th November 2024 during a meeting with the Governance, Justice, law and Order Sector (GJLO) Working Group on the 2025/26 and medium-term budget, Beacco who is also Principal Secretary, the State Department for Correctional Services said it was essential to identify and bridge operational deficit gaps for effective and efficient service delivery.

While thanking the technical working group for adhering to the National treasury guidelines on the preparation of the financial year 2025/26 and Medium-Term Budget, the PS said the process was executed under the principles of negotiation and equity.

“I thank the team for the efforts, but we must remember that there is need for clarity as the budget requires to be justified and approved, rather than just being based on historical trends”, observed the PS.

Speaking at the same forum, internal security Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo urged the technical team to ensure critical areas are covered by the budget as well as identify strategic operational areas that would require the intervention of the National treasury. 

“There is need to put up a good case on what our needs really are. There is what we consider to be the bare minimum without which we cannot operate bearing in mind that there is no room for expanding the available basket.” Omollo told the forum.

 This even as he urged semi-autonomous government agencies under the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to ensure they remit all statutory deductions from their employees to relevant agencies.   

“We cannot have our staff fail to access services based on our inadequacies,’ said the Interior PS.

The Final Sector Budget Proposal is expected to be submitted to the National Treasury tomorrow with public hearings slated for November 20th this year.