By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Ministry of Finance has released a 2024 Budget Execution Circular spelling out clearly that foreign travels for civil servants have been halted save for eleven offices/Ministries.
The 15th July Circular signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary and Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, the 11 offices/Ministries/officials are; His Excellency the President, H.E the Vice President, Parliament, Judiciary, Prime Minister, Regional Cooperation, and Diplomatic Relations.
The others are critical travels for security, arbitration of government cases, resource mobilization and critical international sports competitions.
This limited travel abroad is in addition to restriction of purchase of new government vehicles save for ambulances, vehicles for medical supplies, agricultural extensions services, security and revenue mobilization.
Ggoobi says this is in line with government’s effort to minimize expenditure and ensure government has the money to pay off its debts.
