CoB Margaret Nyakang’o Raises Alarm Over Travel, Flags State House & 34 Gov’t Offices[ LIST]

CoB Margaret Nyakang’o Raises Alarm Over Travel, Flags State House & 34 Gov’t Offices[ LIST].

CoB Margaret Nyakang’o Raises Alarm Over Travel, Flags State House & 34 Gov’t Offices: The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has raised concern over the increase in the government’s expenditure for foreign and domestic travel.

As outlined in the National Government Budget Implementation Review Report covering the first nine months of the 2023/2024 financial year, Nyakang’o revealed that Ksh18.18 billion was only used on travel.

The statement resd,”The report notes growth in travel expenditure by MDAs compared to a similar period in FY 2022/23. However, the Controller of Budget requested MDAs to submit information on foreign travel to enable review and analysis of compliance with government directives on foreign travel but some MDAs didn’t submit,”

She further pointed out government institutions that have failed to submit their reports on foreign travel including the Office of the Deputy President, the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, the State Law Office, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).

Additional offices include; Correctional Services, Foreign Affairs, Basic Education, National Treasury, Medical Services, Shipping and Maritime Affairs, ICT, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Sports, Youth Affairs and the Arts, Livestock Development, Industry, Investment Promotion, Labour, Petroleum, Public Service and EAC.

She also listed the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, The National Land Commission, the Parliamentary Service Commission, The National Assembly, the Parliamentary Joint Services, the Senate, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Commission on Revenue Allocation and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

The other two offices were the Auditor General and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).

The statement read, “In the period under review, the total expenditure on travel by MDAs was Ksh18.18 billion comprising Ksh12.33 billion and Ksh5.85 billion for domestic and foreign travel respectively,”

“This recorded a 29.2 per cent growth (Ksh4.11 billion consisting of Ksh2.94 billion (31.3 per cent) and Ksh1.17 billion (25.1 per cent) for domestic and foreign travel respectively) compared to a similar period FY 2022/23,” the statement added.

She part of the report recommendations aimed at enhancing efficient travel, highlighting that Travel clearance applications should also be submitted at least seven working days before the travel date.

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