Hard truths.
CS Mbadi told the Senate County Public Accounts Committee that the new arrangement will use the integrated financial management system to channel deductions to bodies such as the Kenya Revenue Authority, SACCOs...
The CS emphasized that the government’s commitment is more than just financial redress; it aims to rebuild trust between the public and security agencies following the incidents of excessive force during the pr...
Prices for items will be determined through regular market surveys and locked in the system to prevent officials from approving inflated quotations
Senator Moses Kajwang’, who chairs PAC committee, said CPAC is compiling a list of counties with serious financial irregularities to recommend to the Treasury for possible withholding of funds.
A special audit flagged Sh492.1 million and USD414,299.60 paid to Electronic Citizen Services, which was not named in the initial contract.
The report also uncovered the illegal diversion of funds from the 222222 Paybill, which is designated for all payments made to government services.
The move comes shortly after the government had announced plans to reduce rice imports by nearly 50 percent in a bid to promote local farming and reduce the influx of cheaper imports.
Data published by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, ministries, departments, and agencies spent Sh335.08 billion on development projects in the financial year ending June 2025.
Mbadi further proposed that bursary funds from all other sources, including NG-CDF, the Government Affirmative Action Fund (GAAF), and county governments, be combined and distributed equally.
He clarified that the Treasury CS was calling for enhanced cooperation between the Executive and Parliament to ensure that education funding remains aligned with the growing needs of learners.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi confirmed that only Sh16,900 is being released annually per student, far below the Sh22,244 figure that school heads had been told to expect.
In the audit of the State Law Office for the 2022/23 financial year, Auditor General Nancy Gathungu found that Sh116.83 million was collected from 15 out of 34 gazetted marriage centres.