Moi University financial Stories

Workers at Moi University receive long-awaited salary arrears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 17, 2025

The payment covers arrears for October, November, and December, and was disbursed on Tuesday evening.

Ministry of Defence records highest spending of Sh40 billion in three months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 29, 2024

The CoG’s report highlighted that these expenditures reflected a disregard for the austerity measures announced by President William Ruto.

National Treasury asks Kenyans to give input on 2025/26 budget proposals
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 17, 2024

The invitation is in line with Articles 201, 221, and 232 of the Constitution, which require public participation in financial matters.

Unclaimed assets pile up as companies remit Sh3.8 billion, 407 million shares to UFAA
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2024

Ufaa had set a target of collecting Sh4.5 billion and 300 million shares for the review period, surpassing the goal for shares but falling short of it...

Pushed to the wall, Kenyans take up more loans as savings diminish
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 04, 2024

Out of the total households surveyed, the trend shows a 7.9 per cent dip in the savings culture of Kenyans from 2021, the previous survey period, to d...

Moi University council announces reforms to address persistent financial woes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 27, 2024

Recent government support has enabled the university to pay full salaries and remit deductions as of September 2024.

Sh75.5 billion in unclaimed wealth lies idle as Kenyans fail to reclaim assets
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 18, 2024

The unclaimed assets include Sh39.4 billion in shares, which were surrendered to the Treasury, and Sh36.09 billion in cash held in local and foreign c...

Senate queries Sh8.8 billion in unclaimed assets held by state
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

The Senate Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba on Tuesday found that while Sh11.5 billion in assets was expected, only S...

Era of wash wash? Alarm over increased money laundering as suspicious transactions surge
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 12, 2024

Data from the report shows a significant surge in the number of transactions flagged as potentially linked to money laundering, underscoring a worryin...

Nine MPs to join mediation committee to resolve revenue division Bill impasse
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 19, 2024

This mediation committee now awaits the appointment of an equal number of Senators who will join them in negotiations.

New financial management system to replace IFMIS by July 2025
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 08, 2024

The new system aims to curb the annual loss of billions of shillings due to inefficiencies in existing financial management frameworks.

Nairobi county collects Sh1.4 billion revenue in first two months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2024

This is a major improvement compared to Sh572.87 million and Sh501.03 million collected in the same months in the last financial year.

MPs want counties to take over industrial parks, fund stalled projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2024

President William Ruto signed the County Government Additional Allocation Bill, 2023, into law on March 4, 2024.

Hearing of Sh51 million fraud case involving Senator Mungatana begins
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 11, 2024

Mungatana and the other suspects were accused of defrauding the County Government of Kilifi of Sh51 million.

Kenya faces more debt pressure as Ruto plans to borrow Sh1tr to fund budget
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 08, 2024

Ideally, the government opts for borrowing, both externally and internally, to cater to the fiscal gap in every financial year.

Controller of Budget rejects Sh58bn in spending requests by Ruto administration
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 03, 2024

CoB is yet to approve Sh700 million spent in the construction of a modern presidential dais at State House. The CoB also did not approve the Sh400 mil...

Financial Reporting Centre warns of terror financing risk in Kenyan banks
Abdirahman Khalif  |  May 20, 2024

Kenya is currently on the Financial Action Task Force's grey list of countries with insufficient controls for preventing money laundering and terroris...

Finance Bill: Kenyans question public participation process
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2024

Most of them argued that even though public participation is required in the Constitution, the process merely appears symbolic, lacking substantive im...

University students oppose HELB budget cut
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 13, 2024

Treasury aims to allocate Sh33.3 billion to HELB, which is Sh3.7 billion from the initial amount.

Auditor General flags Nairobi county's Sh20 billion financial irregularities
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 05, 2024

Nairobi's financial woes deepen as it grapples with a staggering debt of over Sh100 billion, including outstanding legal fees and stalled projects wor...

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