The Swearing-in ceremony of the Presidency after August 8 polls is in crisis inspired by a cash-crunch.
This follows missing cash for the ceremony in the 2017/2018 financial year as it was not factored in the national budget.
State House was pushing for sh384.25 million for the swearing in ceremony but Parliament did not honour this plea, cites Business Daily.
In March, State House lobbied MPs to allocate the funds in the budget.
However, in a report by the Treasury recently, the budget for the assumption of office remains unfunded.
The funds will be used to guide a top-level committee which will be tasked with providing a framework for the transfer of power in the period between when IEBC declares the Presidential winner and the Swearing-in ceremony.
As is the norm, the event is attended by foreign heads of state and diplomats at the taxpayer’s expense.
The Treasury made the pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Report public just few weeks to the polls contrary to the law which prescribes it be made public four months to general elections.
In the event there is transfer of power from an incumbent to an opposition leader, the budget is crucially important.
It is used in preparing the new President, organization of new staff, security and briefings from top government officials for the President-elect and also facilitates communication between the outgoing President and the incoming head of state.
A committee of 22 people is involved in the Swearing-in of the President.
The committee comprises the Attorney-General, security chiefs, principal secretaries, one cabinet Secretary and three other people nominated by the President-elect as stipulated by the Assumption of Office of President Act.
The Swearing-in date is marked at the 14th day after declaration of Presidential results by IEBC. It is also determined by virtue that there is no election petition challenging the results or the seventh day from when the court gives a verdict declaring the election as valid.
The Swearing-in ceremony according to the Act should be held at a pubic place in the Capitol between 10am and 2pm.