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Originally published by Citizen DigitalSeptember 18, 2025
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Nairobi, Machakos among top counties flagged for blowing billions in travel expenditure
Nairobi, Machakos among top counties flagged for blowing billions in travel expenditure..
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The Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang’o, has flagged several Kenyan counties for excessive and wasteful travel expenditures, with some spending billions while neglecting development projects. Many counties failed to meet development spending targets, instead prioritizing expensive trips abroad.
- Nairobi County alone spent over Ksh.800 million on travel in the 2024–2025 financial year, including Ksh.232 million on foreign travel.
- The report indicates 23 out of 47 county governments did not meet the 30 per cent development threshold for their budgets.
- Nairobi County spent only 12 per cent of its budget on development, while Machakos County spent 16 per cent, yet Machakos cumulatively spent Ksh.631 million on travel, including 47 foreign trips.
- A Nairobi County official spent Ksh.17 million on a single trip to Fashion Access 2025 in Dubai, UAE.
- The top destinations for county officials included Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, the USA, and Tanzania.
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