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Alfred Mutua Criticises Uhuru's Ksh10B Kazi Mtaani Project
Aug 5, 2020
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua, on Wednesday, August 4, argued that jobs offered under the Kazi Mtaani Programme were not well thought out.
While appearing on Citizen TV, the outspoken governor lamented that the youth hired in the programme were only given rudimentary tasks such as with slashing bushes and clearing drainage.
These jobs, he stated, were not impactful as weeks down the line, bushes would grow back. Instead, he advised the state to spend the money on development projects like construction of roads and toilets.
"The problem I have with the Kazi Mtaani programme is the kind of job the people are doing. I remember when President Uhuru Kenyatta was asked about getting more debt and he said 'we are not getting that debt for recurrent expenditure, we are getting it for development expenditure.
"Kazi Mtaani should be put for development. Let our youth build something. Let them come and build toilets and roads. Let them build the things that they can walk by a month later and can see it." he explained.
The Kazi Mtaani project was launched in May by the Head of State with a Ksh10 billion kitty set aside.
Mutua argued that as much as it was a good thing to have money put in circulation through the programme, it would have served a worthy cause if the funds were channeled into development projects.
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