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House watchdog calls out State on Sh16b unapproved spending

Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u. [File, Standard]

A National Assembly Committee has faulted Treasury for tabling supplementary estimates two weeks before the lapse of the current financial year.

In a report tabled in the National Assembly, the Budget and Appropriation Committee on Thursday cautioned that lawmakers may not be able to make an informed judgment on some Sh16.3 billion approved as part of the supplementary budget due to a lack of documentation.

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