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MPs, presidency lead pack in Sh9.6bn travel spend in six months
Most of the lawmakers were globetrotting and hopping to different corners of the country at a time when the government was struggling to pay for basic services.
Members of Parliament and President William Ruto’s office topped the list of in travel spenders in the six months to December 2024, new data from the Controller of Budget (CoB) shows, shining a spotlight on austerity plans amid economic hardship in the country.
The CoB report shows that five offices splurged Sh7.8 billion of the total Sh9.6 billion spent by the entire government on domestic and foreign travel for the period between July and December.
