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Treasury ordered to draft rules for on-lent loans amid oversight concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Speaking before the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi admitted that there are currently no formal rules g...

Mbadi confirms Treasury deliberately influencing shilling’s value against dollar
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2025

The IMF has expressed concern over the shilling’s narrow trading range, which has remained between Sh129.22 and Sh129.24 since the start of the year,...

MPs call for withdrawal of Treasury, civil service circulars on e-GPS system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2025

The call follows the committee’s backing of a Delegated Legislation Committee report that recommended annulling a Public Procurement Regulatory Author...

Finance Committee slams CS Mbadi for dodging key oversight sessions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2025

Kitui Rural MP David Mwalika questioned whether skipping committee meetings reflects the “kind of expertise that led to his poaching from ODM”.

Treasury approves phased settlement of lecturers’ Sh7.76 billion arrears
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 01, 2025

Under the plan, Sh2.16 billion will be paid out in the 2025-26 financial year. This will be followed by two equal instalments of Sh2.80 billion in 202...

State agencies directed to pay Sh2.2 billion owed to Posta to avert shutdown
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

Posta faces monthly payroll costs of Sh118 million and annual wage obligations of about Sh1.7 billion, against revenues of only Sh2.3 billion, leaving...

Funding shortage puts EACC’s anti-graft war at risk- Auditor General
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

The funding shortfall has already affected the EACC’s core functions. Plans to recruit 200 new officers were shelved due to insufficient budgetary all...

CS Alfred Mutua defends sugar sector layoffs as legal, necessary reform
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

CS Mutua disclosed that after discussions between the Ministry of Agriculture, the Kenya Sugar Board, and the National Treasury, an MoU was signed on...

KNEC faces Sh3.7 billion funding shortfall, raising fears over KCSE disruptions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba told the National Assembly’s Education Committee that KNEC’s approved budget for the 2024/25 financial year...

MPs push Treasury to curb rising fees on unused foreign loans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 28, 2025

The committee is now urging the National Treasury to enforce strict measures, including performance-based benchmarks and readiness checks before appro...

Banks remit Sh194.81 billion in taxes as KBA calls for review of PAYE to boost purchasing power
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 25, 2025

While the sector’s share of total tax receipts slightly declined from 8.78 per cent in 2023, it remains a substantial contribution given that it origi...

Kindiki’s office spends almost half of 2025/26 allocation within three months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2025

The documents show that the expenditure rate in Kindiki’s office is nearly four times that of his impeached predecessor, former Deputy President Rigat...

Kenya’s 2026/27 budget set at Sh4.65 trillion – Here’s what it means for you
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 21, 2025

The Treasury notes that the proposed increase in spending underscores the government’s continued focus on economic recovery, infrastructure developmen...

Treasury warns billions at risk as counties rely on third-party revenue systems
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

According to records from the Office of the Controller of Budget, counties missed their own-source revenue target of Sh87.67 billion by 23 per cent in...

Audit exposes civil servants’ mismanagement of millions in imprests across ministries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 15, 2025

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) says the problem has persisted for years despite repeated warnings from the Auditor-Gen...

Government’s increased revenue strategy faulted amid missed targets, public backlash
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 15, 2025

The PBO attributes these missed targets to deep-seated inefficiencies, citing poor implementation of tax policies, weak enforcement mechanisms, and wi...

Controller of Budget flags 16 counties for concealing true staff expenditures
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 14, 2025

Only eight counties complied with the legal limit: Kilifi (24 per cent), Siaya (26 per cent), Tana River (27 per cent), Nakuru (30 per cent), Kwale (3...

Bill proposes separate bank accounts for each State project to boost accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 11, 2025

The National Treasury, together with oversight institutions, will be required to conduct regular capacity-building sessions on handling project accoun...

Treasury rolls out new plan to expand financial inclusion in Northern Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 11, 2025

John Mbadi explained that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Treasury are jointly driving reforms to ensure that residents of northern Kenya, par...

35 counties yet to adopt Treasury’s e-procurement system, says PS Odede
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 10, 2025

The resistance follows last month’s High Court suspension of circulars issued by the Treasury and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA),...

Kenya borrowing Sh32.4 million every hour as total public debt hits Sh12 trillion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 09, 2025

The report, tabled on October 7, 2025, shows the loans break down to Sh23.9 billion per month, Sh776.6 million per day, Sh539,321 per minute, and near...

Treasury PS Kiptoo summoned over audit queries after missing 16 parliamentary invitations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

The Committee said his repeated absences have hindered its oversight work on funds whose audit reports date as far back as the 2017/2018 financial yea...

Kenya confident of new IMF funding deal amid improved economic outlook
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 08, 2025

The final details of the new IMF-funded program are expected to be announced following the conclusion of the talks on Thursday. The recently concluded...

Parliament approves plan to use KPC sale proceeds to settle liabilities, compensation claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 08, 2025

The policy also details other financial burdens, including an estimated Sh400 million loss from delays and procurement issues in the Mzima pipeline pr...

Kenya steps up sovereign credit reforms with plans to create rating committee
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 07, 2025

The proposed committee will institutionalise a coordinated national approach to credit ratings, fostering structured, proactive engagement with credit...

Treasury distances itself from lecturers’ strike, blames Education Ministry and SRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 05, 2025

According to Treasury CS John Mbadi, the government released the agreed Sh4.3 billion to universities and a further Sh2.7 billion this year.

Kenya secures Sh193 billion loan to cut borrowing costs, boost stability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 03, 2025

According to the Treasury, clearing the earlier debt avoids higher interest costs in the future and spreads repayments over a longer period, providing...

Pressure mounts on finance executives to operationalise County Assembly Funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The law requires each county to set up a County Assembly Fund, managed by the clerk, to receive and retain all assembly monies. Any withdrawals must b...

Auditor General flags misuse of Sh6.5 billion emergency funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu issued a qualified opinion on the fund’s financial statements, citing unsupported expenditures, misuse of funds, and br...

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