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Budget queries as ‘crisis’ spending hits Sh364bn
Controller of Budget (CoB) FCPA Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o makes her remarks during the launch of the Macro Fiscal Analytic Snapshot (MFAS) Kenya-2026 at the Sarova Stanley on January 22, 2026.
Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group
President William Ruto’s administration has clocked Sh364.24 billion in emergency spending over four years amid concerns over abuse of a constitutional provision that allows emergency withdrawals for urgent and unforeseeable items.
More than half of this amount, or Sh209.37 billion, was spent in the year ended June 2026 alone, according to official disclosures, consolidating a spending spree under Article 223 of the Constitution.
