A parliamentary committee has questioned why the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and the Kenya Institute of Public Policy and Analysis (Kippra) are collectively spending more than Sh300 million on rent each year, despite government offices remaining vacant.
The Finance and National Planning Committee has flagged the two semi-autonomous State agencies for their high rent costs and ordered the National Treasury to develop comprehensive guidelines governing office rent and prioritising available government space by December 31.
