Controller of Budget (CoB)
Kenya spends billions on fuel subsidy as oilfields stay idle
Reading Time: 2 minutes Government fuel subsidy spiked the recurrent expenditure within the department of petroleum by over 1,200 per cent for the period […]
Pending bills queries still unanswered, CoB reveals
Reading Time: 2 minutes by Jacktone Lawi As the term of the current Parliament nears completion, questions raised by the office of the […]
Wangamati gets Senate invite to answer abuse of office allegations
Reading Time: 2 minutes A senate committee has invited Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati to appear before it to respond to allegations of corruption, abuse […]
CoB warns on unfair treatment of workers
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) is investigating some county governments for allegedly exploiting employees through improper employment […]
Only three counties met revenue targets in 2020/21
Reading Time: 2 minutes Only three of the 47 counties met their revenue targets in the nine months leading to March, a report by […]
Governors, MCAs burn Sh13 billion on travel in 9 months
Reading Time: 3 minutes Governors and MCAs spent up to 12.5 billion on domestic and foreign travel after the government lifted the ban on […]
Governors should put their finances in order
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Controller of Budget (CoB) has released a report on county finances covering the period from July to September 2020. […]
Report: Medics got lion’s share of virus cash
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mercy Mwai @wangumarci A new report has revealed that four counties spent the highest chunk of the Sh13.1 billion allocation […]
Shame of Covid-19 funds misuse in the counties
Reading Time: 5 minutes Mercy Mwai @wangumarci A new report has revealed how counties spent millions of shillings to acquire materials for the fight […]
Counties yet to get Sh30b from Treasury
Reading Time: 4 minutes Anthony Mwangi and Oliver Musembi A technical hitch in the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) and government bureaucracy have […]