The government has deferred plans to convert the employment terms for 46,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) interns into permanent and pensionable as the Treasury rationalised the budget after a parliamentary committee dropped some contentious clauses in the Finance Bill.
Part of the fallback plan should the National Assembly not ratify Treasury’s revenue-raising measures for the fiscal year starting July, the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) will also lose Sh15 billion, a major blow for legislators who rely on the kitty to showcase their performance.
