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Nkaissery and Rotich disagree over budget cuts, police housing project

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery

Wrangles have erupted in Jubilee government with a Cabinet Secretary fighting his colleagues over budget cuts and implementation of mega projects. The Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery is banking on MPs' support to win the war against Henry Rotich (National Treasury) and Jacob Kaimenyi (Housing).

The crux of the war is that Mr Rotich did not fully comply with Maj Gen (Rtd) Nkaissery’s request for Sh21 billion in extra funds. The other sticky point is that The Treasury CS has refused to allow the bosses at Interior Ministry to supervise the multi-billion shilling tender to build houses for police.

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