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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.
The abrupt timing of the release has alarmed budget oversight institutions, raising fears that the money could be misused or spent on non-essential pr...
Adopting the Fourth Basis for Revenue Sharing, MPs said they were dissatisfied with how counties have handled previous allocations, noting that develo...
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said it is closely monitoring county transactions and will take legal action against any public offic...
Kenyans have until June 30 to submit their views on the proposed Dispute Resolution Bill, 2025.
Nyakang’o urged Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi to suspend funds to institutions that have failed to resolve internal disputes within three mont...
Senators, particularly, flagged Tharaka Nithi and Garissa counties, where long-overdue bills remain unsettled, despite repeated calls for accountabili...
The move follows an agreement between the national government and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee after a two-year consultation pr...
Among counties, Nairobi tops the list with Sh21.1 billion, followed by Nakuru with Sh14.3 billion, Turkana (Sh13.8 billion), and Kakamega (Sh13.6 bill...
The report reveals that despite many disadvantaged groups holding valid procurement certificates, the counties continue to sideline them.
The counties with the highest number of accounts are Nakuru, Baringo, Machakos, and Embu, all running over 200 accounts each.
The system is designed to give real-time data and visibility into county revenue streams, with added features for auditing and digital record-keeping.
Until current contracts end and gratuities are fully paid, the Health Ministry will continue managing the payroll for UHC workers, easing recent tensi...
Overall, the counties used Sh229.62 billion on recurrent expenses—about 80 per cent of total expenditure—leaving development activities grossly underf...
The MCAs, who were recently removed from the Budget and Public Accounts Committee, claim the situation has affected service delivery and that resident...
The Deputy President confirmed that the withdrawal followed consultations with stakeholders from Embu, where muguka farming supports thousands of live...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, represented by Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, said maintaining an itemised budget for the Auditor General wa...
The fund would raise money by issuing securities secured by future government payments, with the proceeds being used to pay contractors, suppliers, an...
