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The project is expected to maximise regional economic benefits through joint implementation, positioning the Coast region as a key hub for maritime an...
KNUT officials dismissed the move, warning that devolving primary and secondary education would destabilise the sector, citing counties’ weak handling...
Beyond imprests, the Auditor General noted several governance gaps that affect the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of county financial stateme...
The audit revealed that 86 constituencies failed to present records for Sh2.12 billion, including receipts from schools, acknowledgement forms from st...
MPs questioned the legality and necessity of allocating 1.5 per cent of the Fund to the State Department of Roads and retaining 10 per cent for “criti...
Odinga noted that Parliament previously amended the law to grant pensions to MPs after two terms in office and urged the legislators to do the same fo...
Ruto said the milestone will enable counties to design and deliver services in key areas such as healthcare, agriculture, water, infrastructure, and e...
The audit report highlights widespread irregularities in the allocation of scholarships and bursaries, with some counties unable to provide supporting...
This confrontation follows complaints from senators who say some counties are applying land rates in ways that threaten residents’ welfare and raise b...
The Sh147 million in nugatory expenditure resulted from PCK’s failure to remit staff pension deductions on time.
249 projects worth Sh20 billion started by 33 counties have stalled and been abandoned, while 40 completed projects in 10 counties, valued at Sh366.4...
The figure accounts for 29 per cent of the county’s total pending legal fees of Sh21.4 billion, which in turn represents 11 per cent of the total pend...
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...
Nairobi will receive the largest share at Sh21.4 billion, followed by Nakuru with Sh14.4 billion, while Turkana and Kakamega are set to get Sh13.8 bil...
Other counties where significant bribes were paid include Kakamega (Sh10,013), Tana River (Sh9,582), Kiambu (Sh7,982), Nyamira (Sh7,748) and Wajir (Sh...
The findings come from a joint study by the African Institute for Development Policy and Global Solutions for Diagnostics and Laboratory Systems.
According to the Bill, the total amount approved includes Sh6.2 billion rolled over from the 2024/25 financial year and Sh10.6 billion allocated for t...
However, the Cabinet said the disbursement will be conditional upon contractors agreeing to extend the final payment deadline by 120 days.
CBK Governor Dr Kamau Thugge said the reforms will curb this form of abuse by tying approved requisitions to actual payments, thereby blocking discret...
The appellate court suspended the implementation of a June 5 High Court judgment that had declared the exclusion of counties from the Roads Maintenanc...
The levy, collected at Sh18 per litre of petrol and diesel, is specifically earmarked to fund routine road maintenance across the country.
Owalo maintained that contractors must fulfil their obligations regardless of their political ties.
The findings show that counties often start multiple projects without finishing them, with leadership transitions blamed for the problem. Incoming adm...
Nyakang’o revealed that many devolved units have continued to operate public funds whose legal lifespan had ended without proper renewal by the county...
In a report recently tabled in the Senate, the committee calls for an amendment to the law to introduce both a minimum and a maximum number of chief o...
Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi said unpaid bills had reached Sh172.51 billion by the end of the financial year, with Nairobi C...
The NDMA CEO stated that the organisation is doing its best to focus on building community resilience against climate shocks, based on the available...
The CoG chair confirmed that the full Sh400.26 billion had since been disbursed, in addition to Sh16.27 billion in conditional allocations from develo...
The allocation is part of an Affirmative Action initiative aimed at reducing historical imbalances and boosting development in counties classified as...
The Equalisation Fund has also been allocated Sh9.6 billion, bringing additional support to 34 marginalised counties.
