Nairobi county spends a whooping Ksh 658 million for foreign travel expenses
- Published By Whitney Okore For The Statesman Digital
- 5 months ago
Dated April 2024, the report highlighted how the 47 county governments used the allocated budgets.
Out of the Ksh.658 million, the County Executive, comprising the Governor's office and his deputy, utilised Ksh.589.35 million while Ksh.69.48 million was used by the County Assembly.
The highest amount the county executive used for foreign travel was a trip to Morocco to attend the proactive management program. The trip, which lasted 14 days, consisted of 19 officers and used Ksh.37 million.
They also utilised Ksh.19 million to travel to Canada for a seminar on leadership management. A personal branding summit in Dubai amounted to Ksh.8 million.
In total, over ten trips were taken from August 2023 to March 2024.
The Nairobi MCAs did not provide information on foreign travel despite the COB approving 12 foreign travel requests over the reported period.
In terms of local travel, the county executive utilised Ksh.322 million while the MCAs used Ksh.244 million.
Construction of access roads in Dandora amounted to Ksh.65 million, while Ksh.4 million was set aside for the refurbishment of offices at City Hall.
This comes amid calls by the public for the government to reduce its public expenditure to reflect the country's economic status.
Recently, Meru Governor was called out for using Ksh.900 million on foreign travel. She, however, refuted the claims and alleged that the COB had erred in its report, insisting that she utilised Ksh.900,000.
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