Budget Controller says Sh44.5mn Second Lady spending was Mislabelled
The Office of the Controller of Budget said the expenditure had been incorrectly attributed to the “Office of the Spouse of the Deputy President Affirmative Action Intervention sub-programme” in the National Government Budget Implementation Review Report. Kenya breaking news ..
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The Controller of Budget has clarified that Sh44.5 million in spending was mislabelled in a report concerning the Office of the Spouse of the Deputy President.
- The expenditure of Sh44.52 million was correctly under the "Government Strategic Priority Intervention" sub-programme, not the "OSDP Affirmative Action Intervention" as initially reported due to a transposition error.
- This clarification comes from the Office of the Controller of Budget (OCoB), led by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o.
- The error was compounded by reporting inconsistencies in the Deputy President’s budget performance submissions for the period of July 1 to December 31, 2025.
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