Blow to Governor Waiguru as Kirinyaga MCAs shoot down Ksh.5.6 billion budget

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru suffered a major blow after the county assembly on Wednesday rejected her memorandum thereby blocking her 2020/2021 Ks...

ANNE WAIGURU , Kirinyaga governor

Fresh trouble as Kirinyaga MCAs begin collecting signatures to dissolve County Gov’t

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Members of County Assembly have set the stage for a renewed battle with the County Executive after they began collecting signatures to disso...

Kerugoya MCA Kamau Murango , Kirinyaga County.

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says MCAs budget changes are illegal

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has accused the County Assembly of arm-twisting county executives to settle their scores using the 2020-2021 budget fo...

Kirinyaga , waiguru

Ministry travel budgets hit Ksh.12.8 billion in nine months

By Kepha Muiruri,

Travel budgets by Ministries and State departments rose by 7.6 percent in nine months to March 2020 to hit Ksh.12.8 billion. The steady rise in tra...

austerity , Controller of Budget (COB) , Ukur Yatani

Uhuru appoints former Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo as NTSA Chairperson

By Ian Omondi,

Former Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo has landed a new role as Chairperson of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). The appointm...

agnes odhiambo , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Prof. Mabel Imbuga

County governments to receive Ksh.316.5B in 2020/2021 financial year

By DPPS,

County Governments will receive Ksh.316.5 billion in the coming financial year, the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) meeting chair...

budget , DP William Ruto , IBEC , Karen residence

Herd of One: Unique elephant conservation initiative launched

By Agencies,

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya and Sankara Nairobi have launched a unique partnership to enhance elephant conservation and the livelihoods of th...

Sankara , World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya

Yatani ordered to immediately disburse revenue due to 35 counties

By Dzuya Walter,

National Treasury acting CS Ukur Yatani and the Controller of Budget have been ordered to immediately disburse the equitable share of revenue for 35 c...

Yatani

Showdown looms as Yatani freezes revenue for 17 counties

By Kepha Muiruri,

Acting Treasury CS Ukur Yatani has set himself for a new showdown with 17 counties after the freeze of equitable share transfers over inaction on the ...

Ukur Yatani

New Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o sworn in

By Citizen Reporter,

Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o was on Wednesday sworn in as the Controller of Budget for an eight year term. Nyakang’o was sworn in by Chief Justice Da...

Controller of Budget , Margaret Nyakang’o

Nairobi in the red: Treasury threatens to stop allocations

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Treasury has threatened to stop transfer of funds to 15 counties over delays in settling pending bills. Nairobi County leads the count...

Cash Crisis: Counties yet to pay November salaries for employees

By Citizen Reporter,

County government workers are yet to receive their November salaries due to a delay in appointment of a substantive controller of budget. Additiona...

cash crisis , Controller of Budget , Counties , Margaret Nyakang’o

BBI report highlights: Return of Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers in Parliament

By Francis Gachuri,

A Prime Minister’s slot, a mixed cabinet, and allocation of more resources to county governments are among key recommendations contained in the Buil...

BBI report

Kenya Gov’t plans to clear pending supplier bills by next week

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has through the National Treasury promised to clear outstanding supplier bills by the end of the month as part of its renewed efforts t...

National Treasury , pending bills , Stanbic PMI

President Kenyatta picks Stephen Masha to be Acting Controller of Budget

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has designated Deputy Controller of Budget Stephen Masha to act as Controller of Budget following the expiry of Agnes Odhiamb...

Stephen Masha

AG Kariuki: Releasing 50% of monies to counties is unconstitutional

By Wangui Ngechu,

Attorney General Paul Kihara Kariuki has ruled out the possibility of County Governments receiving at least 50% of the allocation due to them in the 2...

Attorney General Paul Kihara Kariuki , Division of Revenue Bill

MPs spend over Ksh.1B in nine months on foreign trips

By Stephen Letoo,

Kenya is now reported to have topped the list in the number of delegates that attended the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville, Ten...

parliament

Government sued over passing of Appropriation Bill 2019

By Dzuya Walter,

The government has been taken to court over the passing of the Appropriation Bill 2019 without incorporation of Division of Revenue Bill. The Bill ...

Appropriation Bill 2019 , Division of Revenue Bill

New twist as Sonko says Ksh.96M ‘confidential budget’ funds diverted

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has said the Ksh.96million 'confidential budget' allocation will be diverted. This comes two days after an oversight co...

Nairobi County Assembly , Sonko

Sonko defends Ksh.96M ‘confidential’ budget allocation

By Stephen Letoo,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is on the spot over a confidential Ksh.96 million budgetary allocation, which came to light during an oversight committee ...

Confidential budget , Mike Sonko , Nairobi County Assembly