{"id":165823,"date":"2024-03-27T04:39:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/27\/economy-now-stable-non-performing-parastatals-must-go-ruto\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T04:39:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:39:11","slug":"economy-now-stable-non-performing-parastatals-must-go-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/27\/economy-now-stable-non-performing-parastatals-must-go-ruto\/","title":{"rendered":"Economy Now Stable, Non-performing Parastatals Must Go &#8211; Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-309647\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"524\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/para.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-309647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/para.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"524\"  \/>President William Ruto said that time is up for loss-making parastatals, adding that\u00a0those that make profits must stop wasteful expenditure, including financing largesse in their parent ministries and unnecessary procurement.<\/p>\n<p>The President directed that the government, including State corporations, must live within its means. Consequently, expenditure must never exceed revenues collected.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to chairs and CEOs of State corporations at State House Nairobi on Tuesday morning, President Ruto said some agencies have been making losses for years and have become a drain on the Exchequer.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNow that the economy has stabilised, we cannot continue accumulating debt. Borrowing will only lead us down the cliff,\u201d<\/em> the President said.<\/p>\n<p>On wastage in State corporations, the President said: <em>\u201cThe money some parastatals make does not belong to their boards or management. It belongs to the people of Kenya as returns on investment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The President regretted that the abuse of public resources has become so rampant that it is inhibiting service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>He directed that, from now on, Government budgets and expenditures will be subjected to rigorous scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe will also leverage on technology to check on improper payments and maximise on the value for money,\u201d<\/em> he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>The move to reduce expenditure, he explained, will stop unnecessary borrowing and accelerate the government\u2019s transformation agenda.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe must get it right. We must do what is right. This is the time,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>He told the meeting that the government will engage in an elaborate consolidation process that will stop duplicity of functions, wastage and winding up of loss-making institutions.<\/p>\n<p>He cited cases of parastatals that have duplicated and overlapping roles.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is illogical. We have to shut down some of these loss-making parastatals. We must end excess capacity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Ruto said Kenya must begin living within its means and stop the habit of running huge budget deficits.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn three years\u2019 time, we must run a balanced budget. It won\u2019t be easy but we must do it,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>The President also directed the CEOs to reduce their recurrent budgets by 30 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, commercial State corporations must, from now, remit 80 per cent of their profits after tax to the National Treasury.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe will give you directions on what to do with the remaining 20 per cent,\u201d<\/em> the President said.<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory institutions were ordered to remit 90 per cent of their surplus funds to the Treasury.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere will be no exceptions. Everybody must comply,\u201d<\/em> President Ruto directed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President William Ruto said that time is up for loss-making parastatals, adding that\u00a0those that make profits must stop wasteful expenditure, including financing largesse in their parent ministries and unnecessary procurement. 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