counties expenditure Stories

Treasury CS Mbadi proposes reduction of counties to achieve financial sustainability
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 20, 2025

The CS suggested that the country may have to either go back to the eight provinces in the previous Constitution or have a maximum of 14 regions to ac...

Counties divert additional funds from National Treasury to salaries, limiting services
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 11, 2025

Between July and December 2024, counties spent Sh103.2 billion out of Sh184.8 billion to pay workers.

Controller of Budget exposes 16 counties for violating budget rules, accumulating debts
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 10, 2025

Nyakang'o said the overspending trend suggests counties are not banking all their revenues before seeking requisitions from her office.

Senators push for tougher measures to prevent governors from evading accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 18, 2025

The Senate is pushing for a resolution that will allow the simultaneous tabling of audit reports for all 47 counties to fast-track scrutiny and preven...

Treasury flags county governments for misallocating budgets, neglecting development projects
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 17, 2025

Treasury data shows that Nairobi, Kisii, and Mombasa were among the worst performers, spending significantly less on development projects.

11 Counties face corruption probe over billions of public funds lost in questionable expenditures
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 23, 2025

In Tharaka Nithi, the committee has called for an investigation into unpaid bills totalling Sh439.32 million.

Sh48.5 billion lying idle in county funds CBK account despite cash crunch in devolved governments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 10, 2025

In particular, Kisii County has Sh3.46 billion sitting unused in its CRF account, with only about Sh6.8 million in its development fund.

EACC defends Controller of Budget after governors’ attack over expenditure report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2024

Ngumbi criticised the governors for dismissing the audit findings, urging them to focus on implementing reforms to address the gaps identified by the...

Senate fines former Kitui governor Charity Ngilu for ignoring summons
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 09, 2024

Despite Ngilu's absence, the Senate committee questioned former Kitui County Chief Officer of Trade and Investments, Justus Makau.

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