House report raises alarm over State’s unauthorised spending

Acting National Treasury CS Ukur Yatani when he appeared before the National Finance Committee on supplementary budget estimates for 2019/20 at Parliament on November 19. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has given a damning verdict of the budget drafted by the National Treasury.

PBO cites illegal withdrawals from the national coffers and spending beyond the authorised amounts by ministries and government departments.