Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o Stories
The CoB report concedes with a petition filed in the National Assembly by a lobby group requesting an audit of the department’s public fund utilisatio...
So far, many procuring entities have been unable to upload their budgets and procurement plans, stalling procurement across ministries and agencies.
The most expensive single trip was a 15-day mission by 40 officials from the State Department for Labour and Skills Development to attend the Internat...
The Ministry of Roads and Transport is the largest contributor to the accumulated fines, with penalties totalling Sh21.3 billion on top of its pending...
The State Department for Basic Education’s countrywide initiative to construct junior secondary classrooms and integrated resource centres has also se...
Eighteen counties had their budget documents returned for failing to link allocations to specific projects, disguising recurrent expenses as developme...
The directive is part of the World Bank-funded Kenya Devolution Support Program (KDSP) II, which has imposed strict conditions on counties to reduce d...
Two months into the new financial year, only 15 county governments have submitted their budgets, and of these, only Nairobi and Kisii have received fu...
This loophole has led to a sharp increase in county accounts at commercial banks. A recent report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango revealed t...
Nyakang’o revealed that many devolved units have continued to operate public funds whose legal lifespan had ended without proper renewal by the county...
Nyakang’o urged Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi to suspend funds to institutions that have failed to resolve internal disputes within three mont...
The Controller of Budget has criticised the slow pace of implementation, warning that critical services risk being undermined due to prolonged project...
Between July 2024 and March 2025, the government spent Sh2.97 billion on salaries to state officers, a rise from Sh2.49 billion spent in a similar per...
Overall, the counties used Sh229.62 billion on recurrent expenses—about 80 per cent of total expenditure—leaving development activities grossly underf...
The report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango shows that Sh1.2 billion was used on salaries, Sh145.3 million on domestic travel, and Sh16.9 mil...
The Foreign Affairs Ministry asked for Sh523.8 million to support Raila’s campaign for the top continental post, but only Sh216.3 million was approved...
Through a certificate of urgency signed by legal officer Abigael Rasugu, she argues that the lack of clarity on these orders has paralysed bursary pro...
Nairobi has been known to project a collection of Sh20 billion, only to collect Sh12 billion, leaving a shortfall of Sh8 billion, which then contribut...
MP Duncan Mathenge from Nyeri Town expressed concern over her conduct, saying she should have submitted the documents two days before the meeting.
Nyakang'o said some MCAs align themselves with governors, compromising their role in scrutinizing county finances.
A report by the CoB covering the six months leading up to December 2024 reveals that Sh1.75 billion was withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund on Decemb...
The revelations have reignited concerns over government expenditure, especially at a time when Kenyans continue to grapple with a high cost of living
Nyakang’o emphasised that her office would enforce measures to ensure government institutions work towards achieving a wage bill to revenue ratio of 3...
Some requisitions submitted for her approval lack specifics and are presented in lump sums, making it impossible to establish a clear breakdown of the...
The review shows that only 411 of the affected employees were listed in the official staff biodata, contrary to public service regulations.
The low spending is mainly due to delays in the disbursement of funds by the Treasury, coupled with the effects of budget rationalisation under the Su...
CoB Margaret Nyakang’o commented on the low development budget absorption, stating, that this indicates that some planned activities were not implemen...
Development expenditure during the first quarter of the financial year amounted to Sh106.39 billion, translating to an absorption rate of 17 per cent,...
The current public debt currently stands at 67 per cent of GDP, amounting to Sh10.79 trillion as of September 30, 2024, a sharp increase from Sh10.58...
The CoB's report reveals that unremitted PAYE alone rose by Sh3.85 billion, bringing the total outstanding amount to Sh22.89 billion.
