Lobby proposes replacing Treasury with National Economic Council
At the centre of the proposal is the creation of a National Economic Council (NEC) to take over key roles currently performed by the Treasury, including economic policy coordination and national development planning. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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A Kenyan reform lobby group, Kuna Dawa, is proposing a constitutional amendment to replace the National Treasury with a new National Economic Council (NEC) to streamline national development and public finances.
- The NEC, chaired by the President, would oversee economic policy and development planning.
- The proposal includes restructuring the National Development Budget, allocating 20% to national projects and 80% to regional development through County Economic Blocks.
- Kuna Dawa plans to collect at least one million signatures to initiate the popular initiative process.
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