Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced a proposal to restrict air travel for junior government officials in a bid to curb overspending.

The proposal, outlined in the Government Transport Policy Proposal 2024 plans to eliminate business class travel for those in lower administrative positions.

"Air transport shall be used both locally and internationally. This policy aims to ensure the use of air transport is compliant to the existing austerity measures. The policy recommends the use of business class is restricted to only senior government officers of JGR and above," the policy document revealed.

"All other government officers on official travel within and outside Kenya shall use the Economy class for travel."

Mbadi also proposed to limit the use of hired air transport to exceptional circumstances within the country, specifically in cases where other means of transport are not appropriate, such as in security operations or during natural disasters.

"Hired air transport shall only be used within the country under exceptional circumstances where other means of transport may not be appropriate, in security services or in disasters," the proposal reads.

The CS stated that preference will be given to the National Carrier, Kenya Airways in the event that government officials wish to charter planes.

"Preference for air transport shall be given to the national carrier-Kenya Airways," the policy document notes.