Ksh.100M for choppers, Ksh.350M for hospitality: Kindiki's office seeks Ksh1.8B in supplementary budget

The Office of the Deputy President said the supplementary budget request has been necessitated by the need to first settle pending bills, which consumed a large portion of the initial allocation......

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The Office of the Deputy President is requesting an additional Ksh.1.8 billion in a supplementary budget, prompting scrutiny from Members of Parliament over significant spending allocations.

Key requested funds totaling Ksh.100 million for choppers and Ksh.350 million for hospitality and events are under review.
The request is attributed to the need to settle Ksh.472 million in pending bills from the previous financial year.
Principal Administrative Secretary Moses Mbaruku addressed concerns, including a reported erroneous expenditure on the Office of the Spouse of the Deputy President.