Presentation of correctional department budget estimates for financial year 2023/2024


Correctional outgoing Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni Thursday morning presented the budget estimates for financial year 2023/2024 before the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly which was chaired by Tharaka Nithi MP Hon. George Murugara.

The presentations included achievements, challenges and recommendations of Correctional department which includes Prisons and Probation.

The PS presented the key priority areas of the State Department on transforming correctional services for consideration by the committee for budgetary allocation which will see improvement of service delivery within the correctional services.

The JLAC Chair Hon. Gitonga thanked the PS for spearhead the Correctional Department in a way that has yielded positive outcomes and wished her well in her new assignment.

The PS is moving from State Department for Correctional Services to State Department of Public Health and Professional Standards.

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