This archive report was first published on 26 June 2020.
On June 26, 2020, the Embu County Assembly passed a motion to adopt the 2020/21 Embu County Fiscal Strategy Paper, which allocated Ksh 680 million for clearing pending bills and enhancing the Youth Fund.
County Assembly Budget and Appropriation Committee Chairman Harrison Mwaluko outlined the contents of the Fiscal Strategy Paper, stating that the MCAs had considered the suffering youths were undergoing after their businesses were paralysed by Coronavirus and decided to cushion them by allocating Ksh 30 million for the youth fund.
Through the County Youth Enterprise Fund, the allocation of Ksh 30 Million, translating to Ksh 1.5 Million per each of the 20 wards, will rescue youthful entrepreneurs from the ravages of COVID-19 and enable other young potential entrepreneurs to start businesses.
Deputy Speaker Steve Simba, who doubles as Runyenjes Central Ward MCA, noted that pending bills 'was a monster' that needed to be dealt with once and for all and must be avoided in future.
The Assembly had made provisions in the Fiscal Strategy Paper to ensure that all stalled and ongoing projects would be funded to completion in the next financial year.
