The government has suspended procurement, printing and production of corporate wear including any branded items and promotional merchandise in austerity measures.
The government has taken the decisive action to rein in expenditure across all Ministries, State Departments, and State Corporations or Agencies.
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei issued a circular directing these entities to immediately curtail their spending and optimize operations in line with guidelines set forth by the National Treasury.
Among the directives, the procurement, printing, and production of corporate wear, including t-shirts, shirts, track suits, and branded clothing, have been suspended indefinitely.
Additionally, the purchase of promotional items such as calendars, diaries, umbrellas, power banks, key holders, bags, flasks, cups, branded traditional blankets (shukas), and notebooks has been ordered to cease immediately.
“Suspend and immediately cease the purchase of promotional merchandise such as calendars, diaries, umbrellas, power banks, key holders, bags, flasks, cups, branded traditional blankets (shukas) and notebooks,” he noted.
Koskei underscored the importance of full compliance with the austerity measures to safeguard social development spending.
This move aligns with President William Ruto’s recent directive for the government and State corporations to operate within their means.
President Ruto, in a directive issued a day prior, mandated a 30 percent reduction in recurrent budgets for all government entities.
Commercial State corporations are now required to remit 80 percent of their profits after tax to the National Treasury, with clear instructions forthcoming on the allocation of the remaining 20 percent. Regulatory institutions have also been directed to remit 90 percent of their surplus funds to the Treasury.
