The amount of money that government ministries and agencies (MDAs) have spent without the approval of MPs has shot up 134 times over the last eight years as agencies find ways to bypass scrutiny on suspect expenditure.
A new audit report by Auditor-General Nancy Gatungu shows that government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) spent Sh147.39 billion in the financial year 2022/23 without authorisation by Parliament.