Hard truths.
Nairobi county blamed the delays on inadequate funding, failure to settle certified works, contractors pulling out of sites, procurement challenges and other issues linked to contracts.
The long-running debts have left suppliers, contractors and county workers waiting for payment, with Nairobi carrying the biggest share of the historical obligations at Sh49 billion.
County governments are required to maintain their main bank accounts at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Commercial accounts are allowed for specific purposes, but the County Treasury must first issue written a...
The County Governments Implementation Review Report for the 2025/26 financial year shows that Meru used 79.04 per cent of its development allocation, while Trans Nzoia and Kirinyaga recorded 73.94 per cent and...
The County collected Sh15.54 billion in own-source revenue during the year, a 14.9 per cent increase from the Sh13.53 billion collected in 2024/25.
According to the Budget Implementation Review Report for the financial year ended June 2026, Nairobi accounted for the largest share of county travel expenditure after using Sh850 million during the period unde...
IEBC had estimated that it would need Sh9.4 billion for information and communication technology (ICT) during the 2026/27 financial year. However, only Sh4.7 billion was provided, leaving the commission with ha...
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) says Sh228.3 billion is required in the new financial year to fund projects already under way, but the government has provided only Sh110 billion.
The President's remarks came against a backdrop of growing concern over the amount developing countries are spending to service debt. UNICEF, in its State of the World’s Children 2025 report, said 45 developing...
Suppliers and contractors told senators that unpaid Kilifi county bills are pushing local businesses toward collapse. The Senate County Public Accounts and Investments Committee demanded records and answers fro...
In a statement on Sunday, Wandayi said the arrangement, signed in March 2023 with Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), was designed to ease pressure on...
The Health CS referred to Article 228 of the Constitution and the Controller of Budget Act, 2016, saying they clearly define the responsibilities of the Controller of Budget.