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Senators oppose Treasury’s centralised county revenue management plan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Treasury’s draft Public Finance Management (Integrated County Revenue Management System) Regulations, 2025, aim to create a national digital platf...

Government targets land sale to settle Kenya Railways pension arrears
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 21, 2025

Mbadi noted that the scheme’s reliance on real estate investments had slowed down the release of benefits, but the government is now seeking to addres...

Treasury rules out Sh200,000 honorarium for former councillors, proposes Inua Jamii support
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

If Mbadi’s Inua Jamii proposal is approved, former councillors would receive Sh2,000 monthly payments through the programme, which supports vulnerable...

Service delivery at risk as Treasury delays Sh34.6 billion July allocation to counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

This setback comes after the Treasury ended the previous fiscal year with no pending payments to counties, a sharp contrast to past years when arrears...

MPs reject Treasury circular on mandatory e-GPS use
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi had launched the e-GPS system on April 7, 2025, with the aim of improving accountability, efficiency, and value...

House Committee rejects Ruto-backed presidential transition Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

Introduced in February and sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the Bill sought to enforce stricter financial and administrative restrictio...

Treasury reports fastest tax growth in two years amid July protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

On July 7, Nairobi’s Central Business District was effectively closed as police blocked major roads to prevent thousands of youth from gathering for t...

Treasury proposes Sh4 billion fund to revamp prison farms, industries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi outlined that the new fund will take over operations from the Prison Farms Revolving Fund, established in 1993,...

Treasury CS warns counties on growing Sh103 billion pension debt, calls for reforms
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

Speaking at the devolution conference in Homa Bay, Mbadi said the surge in pension debt owed by counties, which has increased from Sh23.3 billion to o...

Audit uncovers State agencies overspending on salaries despite staff shortages
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Combined, the three agencies spent over Sh2.4 billion illegally on staff compensation, amid a government-wide wage bill increase that led to a freeze...

Treasury to deduct county employee dues at source, ends years of non-remittance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The integrated financial management system will channel deductions to bodies such as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), SACCOs and pension schemes bef...

Kenya to only approve donor projects with secured funding, aligned to national priorities - Treasury CS Mbadi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The CS told senators that a team from the Office of the Deputy President and the National Treasury is reviewing all ongoing donor-funded projects to e...

Blow to governors as Treasury advances integrated revenue collection system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

County leaders, through the Council of Governors, have opposed the plan, saying it undermines devolution by dictating which systems they should use.

Treasury launches e-procurement system with price caps to curb inflated spending
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

This will be part of a new electronic procurement system that regularly updates item prices based on market surveys and locks them in the platform to...

Treasury, Senate threaten funding cuts over counties’ financial mismanagement
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

The Senate committee, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang’, is compiling a list of counties with glaring irregularities to submit to the Treasur...

Treasury under fire for snubbing MPs over Sh30 billion rural electrification debt
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 06, 2025

The exchequer was to appear before the House committee on Tuesday, August, but failed, a reason the committee believes is a deliberate act of inaction...

MPs raise alarm over NOCK's financial collapse in face of Sh3 billion Rubis loan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

NOCK’s Chief Executive Officer Leparan Gideon Ole Morintat told the committee that the firm is in a difficult financial state and explained the deal w...

Controller of Budget warns of funding delays as counties miss budget deadlines
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

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...

Senators summon Treasury CS Mbadi over delayed pensions, unremitted benefits
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

The Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare now wants the CS to appear in person on August 4 after what it termed as persistent snubs a...

CS Mbadi fires back at critics over school capitation shortfall, pins blame on Parliament
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

Under current policy, students in day secondary schools should receive Sh22,000 per year, junior secondary students Sh15,000, and primary school pupil...

High Court declines to hear petition on Treasury tax exemptions, says Supreme Court has jurisdiction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that although the petition raised significant concerns regarding public finance and executive power, his court lacked juris...

MPs summon Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo over unaccounted eCitizen funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo noted that recommendations to fix the system were made as early as 2017, but Treasury has failed to act.

Delays worsen for retirees as debt pressure mounts amid Sh207 billion pension payout
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

In the financial year ending June 2025, the government spent Sh207.19 billion on pension and gratuities, representing a steep 39 per cent jump from th...

Food security in Africa at risk without increased agriculture budgets, ministers warn
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The ministers insist that without adequate funding, Africa will remain vulnerable to food shortages, environmental stress, and economic instability.

Judiciary calls for budget increase, says Sh20 billion deficit crippling functions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Chief Registrar Winfridah Mokaya revealed that the Judiciary received Sh22.42 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year against a required Sh43.17 bill...

Treasury CS John Mbadi faults parastatals for prioritising profits over public service
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

CS John Mbadi said several agencies are treating government funds as a source of returns, a move he described as a misuse of public resources.

EACC busts Sh10.5 million bribery ring at Treasury, arrests four officials
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Those arrested include two Senior Pensions Officers, Henry Odhaimbo Otira and Catherine Muthoni Murage, Chief Clerical Officer Byrson Mark, and Wilken...

Counties under pressure as Treasury moves to curb misuse of funds with new single account system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 18, 2025

While county leaders have raised concerns over losing financial independence, senators proposed a hybrid system, where the Treasury can monitor balanc...

PSs told to submit petty cash audit reports by August 14
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

In a letter sent to all PSs, Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo instructed that consolidated audit reports, supported by all necessary document...

Universities Fund faces Sh9.6 billion deficit as pending bills soar to Sh72.2 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

Appearing before the committee during an oversight visit to the agency’s headquarters in Nairobi, UF acting CEO Edwin Wanyonyi revealed that the agenc...

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