The Kenyan Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations is pushing for immediate and unrestricted real-time access for the Central Bank of Kenya, the Controller of Budget, and the Office of the Auditor-General to all commercial bank accounts operated by county governments. This measure aims to bolster oversight and safeguard public resources.

• The Committee officially adopted its Report on inquiry into the large number of commercial bank accounts operated by county governments.
• Committee Chairperson Senator Mohamed Abass called the measure a "game-changer" for oversight.
• The National Treasury is urged to review the Public Finance Management (National Government) Regulations, 2015, to grant this real-time access with clear sanctions for non-compliance.
• The inquiry was prompted by consistent Auditor-General reports highlighting discrepancies and a lack of banking rules for county accounts.
• Senators also directed a comprehensive audit of all commercial bank accounts, closure of inactive accounts, and transfer of residual balances to the County Revenue Fund.