The National Treasury is expanding its reform agenda to target county governments' unauthorized "secret accounts," aiming to enhance public financial management and combat fund misappropriation.

• Authorities fear over 5,476 unauthorized county bank accounts are being used to siphon public funds.
• National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced the extension of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) framework to counties in the 2026/27 financial year.
• This initiative follows the successful rollout of TSA for government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), which reportedly reduced overdraft financing costs by 61 percent.