Friday, 7 March, 2025
Defence Committee meets State Department for Diaspora Affairs on Supplementary Estimates II𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
The National Assembly Committee on Defence, Intellehnce and Foreign Relations Committee has chaired by Hon Nelson Koech has engaged the PS, State Department on Diaspora Affairs, Ms. Roseline Njogu regarding the Supplementary Estimates II for 2024/25 financial year.
During her presentation, the PS. Ms. Roseline Njogu informed the Committee of 100 Kenyans have been rescued from slavery conditions and were victims of human trafficking.
PS Njogu also said that the additional funding would help in the DRC and Lebanon evacuation crisis.
"We don't have enough officers in some of these areas to serve the people on particular missions," stated PS Roseline Njogu echoed. She added that the lack of personnel has was due to insufficient allocations to facilitate the Diaspora officers in five missions abroad.
On rescues and evacuations, the Diaspora Affairs State Department requested the Member of Defence Committee to consider allocating reinstatement of funds amounting to Kshs.42 m approved as additional funding by the National Treasury.
"These funds would cater for evacuation of 238 Kenyans who had been cleared to travel. However, the additional funding has since been withdrawn in the Supplementary Estimates II submission to the National Assembly."
The PS further requested for additional funds to cater for evacuation and repatriation of Kenyans in distress in Thailand and Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Committee on Defence, Intellehnce and Foreign Relations committed to oversight and support the State Department on Diaspora Affairs.