The National Assembly Committee on Sports and Culture has rejected a request to allocate Ksh150 million for the relocation of staff at the historic Bomas of Kenya to facilitate renovations.
The request, made by the State Department for Culture, Arts and Heritage, sought funding from the National Treasury for the relocation, despite not having identified a temporary workspace.
The department's Principal Secretary, Ummi Bashir, made the request, stating, "Relocation of staff to new temporary offices as the construction works would be going on requires Ksh150 million.
We request the Committee to intervene and have the money allocated to the department to fund the process." According to Bashir, the reconstruction of Bomas of Kenya was being funded by a donor and not the government.
