The Prisons Department yesterday asked MPs to compel the National Treasury to give it an adequate budget to clear its pending bills and run smoothly. The department has a deficit of Sh11.2 billion for recurrent spending and Sh5.1 billion for development. Powon told the committee that lack of funds has made them unable to lease vehicles or fuel the available ones, making it difficult to take suspects to court. The department wants to be given 751 vehicles under the current government motor vehicle leasing programme. Powon says it has yet to receive the 100 cars it was to get this financial year.

Source: The Star March 07, 2017 21:38 UTC