Government spends Sh2.9 billion on travel

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime minister Raila Odinga hug as other leaders watch at the Kisumu International Airport on 13th December, 2018. President Uhuru arrived in Kisumu for a two day development agenda trip which is aimed at uniting Kenyans.

Senior government officials and parliamentarians have spent Sh2.9 billion on travelling in the current financial year, a new report shows.

Sh1.7 billion was used on domestic travel and the rest on foreign trips, according to the latest report by the Controller of Budget.