President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a directive prohibiting all government accounting officers from approving funds to fund new projects until all the existing ones are fully completed.

According to Uhuru, the directive is aimed at putting an end to the culture of abandoning development projects halfway, consequently wasting tax payers money.

“I have directed all govt accounting officers including Principal Secretaries, Parastatal Heads, Vice Chancellors of Public Universities &Chairmen of State Corporations that there will be no new government projects that will be embarked on until those that are ongoing are complete,” He said.

The president, who was speaking at at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in a meeting attended by the above listed Public Officers, further warned  that the  government officials would be held responsible if they sanction new projects without express authority from the National Treasury.